norms

= Definition: = Age-based averages. Gen Psych, Ch 7, pp.219

Related to:
Maturation

= Examples: =
 * During the stage of childhood, some milestones would be walking, speaking, writing and understanding.
 * During teenage years, a milestone would be going on your first date or getting your driver's license.
 * A norm of most teenagers is graduating high school.

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= Analogies: = 1.Norms are to people as badges are to Wiki editing. 2.Norms are to people as video game achievements are to a player. 3.Norms are to people as finishing a novel is to an author. 4.Norms are to people as finishing a painting is to an artist.

= Mnemonics: =
 * N** ormal
 * O** r / and
 * R** epetitive developmental
 * M** ilestones

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[|Antiquated Social Norms May Cause Unhappy Marriages Where Wives Work: Study] U.S. households with children reach an all-time record high with 40% of women bringing home the dough, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. As women become more and more independent in the workforce, social norms are evolving. According to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business', women making more money than their male partners are not to blame for the instability in families and marriages. Rather the culprits are old-fashioned social norms.

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