A folkway is a customary pattern of social behavior that a community treats as proper or normal, maintained through informal social enforcement rather than formal law or moral weight. Parameters: (1) it must be a repeated practice shared by a social group, not an individual habit; (2) violations trigger informal disapproval (ridicule, mild ostracism) rather than formal punishment or moral outrage, distinguishing folkways from mores; (3) folkways cover the domain of everyday conduct — greeting rituals, dress conventions, dining etiquette, temporal patterns. Persistence mechanism: transmitted through social learning and habituation, reinforced by peer correction and the desire for social acceptance. Folkways accumulate into traditions over time as practices survive generational transmission. [formal: folkway | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 183.01]
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definition v1 of folkway
A folkway is a customary pattern of social behavior that a community treats as proper or normal, maintained through informal social enforcement rather than formal law or moral weight. Parameters: (1) it must be a repeat…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition carves well: repeated social behavior pattern, community enforcement, informal mechanisms. Parameters stated. Trailer present.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition carves well: repeated social pattern, informal enforcement, no moral weight. Parameters distinguish from mores (moral weight) and law (formal sanctions). Substrate behavior fits. Trailer complete.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition carves parameters: repeated pattern, community treatment, informal enforcement. Distinguishes from moral-weight norms. Trailer present.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition carves folkway cleanly: repeatable social behavior, informal enforcement, absence of moral weight. States parameters and persistence mechanism. Law 4 compliant. Trailer present.