Folkways are the "norms" in society like eating cereal, washing your hands after you use the restroom, and drinking water out of a cup. The importance of them is that they are used to help people in society learn what is "normal" to everyone else around them so that they don't have to use their energy to find ways to do normal activities.
Folkways is a record label and radio station from the Smithsonian where old recordings of traditional music is archived and preserved.
deviant behavior
(customs)
for A+ its the customs that define social behavior within a group or society
performing one's duties as head of the family. showing compassion for unfortunates in society.
A folkway is a simple everyday norm based on custom, tradition, or etiquette. Violations of folkways cause people to think that the violator is odd.
By definition, folkways are traditional behaviors. They are traditional ways of life within a particular group, community, or society of people.
for A+ its the customs that define social behavior within a group or society
Folkways are a sociological term that indicates the normal means of interacting within the boundaries of a casual encounter. Folkways are closely related to mores, but are weaker and less rigid. Breaking a more is a more severe offense in society. Folkways, however, are considered polite interactions and breaking them can be perceived as rude. Examples of folkways are any everyday behavior that is followed for the sake of convenience. Holding the door open for someone immediately behind you is a folkway. Other examples include saying 'Bless you' after someone sneezes, moving aside to make room in an elevator, wearing a formal attire to a formal event, listening intently to a speaker, saying 'Excuse Me' when you jostle someone on the street. Folkways are simple interactions and gestures that make society operate smoothly. Some examples of folkways in sociology are quilting bees and barn raisings.
Folkways Records ended in 1986.
Folkways Records was created in 1948.
Smithsonian Folkways was created in 1987.