Every society and culture has rules and norms and laws to explain and enforce the values it wants to promote and to punish behaviors that deviate from these norms and rules. For example, although body piercing and tattoos are widely accepted in some cultures, in some other cultures they are perceived as proof of poor social maturity and bad judgment.
1. What specific norm of social behavior, if any, should every culture always demand? Why?
2. Is there any specific social behavior that should always be banned ("taboo") in every culture? Why? Be specific.
3. What current norm of behavior in US culture do you think is obsolete and should be discarded or changed? Why?