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Different levels on cultural standards
There is a range of different levels on which these cultural standards
might be put into effect. Certain rules, such as laws, for example,
function at the level of the whole society and organize the behavior of
everyone who lives in it. Others are far less broad, and they structure the
behavior of individuals in very particular social contexts. For instance,
teachers anticipate that students in a classroom will maintain order and
pay attention to what is being presented to them. They are allowed a
great deal more leeway to act whatever they choose on the playground,
but when they are away from school, their behavior often bears little
similarity to what is expected of them during the school day. In a similar
vein, when police officers, nurses, or members of the military services
are “on duty,” certain cultural conventions very tightly dictate how they
should behave. When they are not in uniform and not on duty, these
restrictions do not apply; nevertheless, other restrictions do apply, such
as those that regulate their behavior as fathers and mothers, or as spouses
and wives, for example.
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