community norms
Shared behavioral guidelines
Community norms are the unwritten rules and shared expectations that govern behavior within a group.
They develop organically through interaction and define what members consider acceptable: The community norms here discourage self-promotion.
Online platforms often formalize these as explicit guidelines, but the term usually refers to implicit standards enforced through social pressure rather than official rules.
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
tradition · unwritten rules · conformity · good standing · shunning · solidarity · respect · morality · reciprocity · neighborhood watch · mores · sanctions · belongingness · customs · gossip · call out culture · social contract · stigma
community normslaws
Enforceable societal rules
legislation · statutory law · legal code · legal statutes · state mandate
community normspersonal autonomy
Control over one's choices
individual conscience · personal values · self-determination · personal taste · rugged individualism
community normsanomie
Breakdown of shared standards
lawlessness · anarchy · deviance · rule-breaking · antisocial behavior