Norms, Question #2

The text describes dealing with norms within groups as having a road map or travelers guide for navigating the territory of group behavior and process. That means that norms dictate how a group approaches one another, and having a map for that allows you to understand how a group functions. Norms tend to establish roles most of the time. Specific individuals tend to fall into a certain role when they feel that a group depends on them for something. If I bring coffee to work every morning, people would start to feel that it is the norm for me to fulfill that role. If I were to stop bringing coffee to work, people would feel as if I violated the group’s norm, and it would disrupt the overall function of the group. Violating that norm tends to make you feel like you have let the group down, and the group is normally affected as a whole because of it.