It is important to understand the social mores of a community before you try to become a member. From LearnThat.org.
Romans used generally, for this idea, the term mores, and hence Cicero and. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Ethics. Volume I.���History of Ethics.] Reference
Michael's ignorance of social mores is the essence of the show. From Wordnik.com. [Is Michael Scott Ruining THE OFFICE? | the TV addict] Reference
The importance of mores is a universal trust to which study and experience continually bring us back. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
Dionisio said the event, which includes a hayride and fires to make s'mores, is the group's biggest fundraiser. From Wordnik.com. [Dueling 'Field of Screams' Halloween venues pit Md. nonprofit against Pa. group] Reference
+ The most important fact about the mores is their dominion over the individual. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Flouting regional mores is a great way to proclaim “I ain’t from around here”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Affirmative Action and Racial Profiling Revisited] Reference
+ No less remarkable than the persistency of the mores is their changeableness and variation. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
When the mores are the thing studied in one's own society, there is an operation like begging the question. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Beijing Bicycle, "zeroes in on what feels like a real generational sea change in Chinese mores and attitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Boston.com Most Popular] Reference
Objectively regarded, the mores are the customs which actually conduce to welfare under existing life conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Except that 'mores' was spelt 'moeres' and 'existent' as 'existant'. From Wordnik.com. [Mortal Causes]
Morals -- also known as "mores". are to be left at the door, like shoes in a mosque. From Wordnik.com. [An A-Z Of This Blog] Reference
Latin word "mores" as the best I could find for my purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
+ Slavery is a thing in the mores which is not well covered by our definition. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
The English language has no derivative noun from "mores," and no equivalent for it. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Afterwards, all participants enjoy roasting marshmallows and making s'mores 'round a warm fire. From Wordnik.com. [Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Reference
Sumner includes under the term "mores" and all that ethnologists include under the term "culture.". From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Science of Sociology] Reference
The article spells out how the hospital didn't need the typical "mores" that most organizations want. From Wordnik.com. [Lean Blog] Reference
This is the Sumner of the "mores," with mental powers at ripe maturity and bodily vigor as yet unimpaired by age. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
I LOVE s’mores, which is secretly one of my favorite reasons for going up to Maine each summer… to make s’mores over open flames. From Wordnik.com. [s’more pie | smitten kitchen] Reference
As a judge, al-Hitar challenged Yemeni social mores. From Wordnik.com. [The Reeducation of Abu Jandal] Reference
Corporations aren't the only institutions changing their mores. From Wordnik.com. [A Report From The Front] Reference
Surely the America of 1999 cannot be held prisoner by the mores and politics of 1787?. From Wordnik.com. [The United States Of Arms] Reference
It's a far cry from the ideals and mores that centered the great expatriate novels of the past. From Wordnik.com. [Gen X Invades Asia] Reference
Taboos and societal mores serve the practical function of motivating responsible, ethical behavior. From Wordnik.com. [Morality Matters] Reference
The years abroad have altered their cultural mores -- or at least that's what their countrymen suspect. From Wordnik.com. [The Exiles Return] Reference
Gone, too, are the days of "turbo-capitalism" imposing its mores of "avarice and greed" on the global economy. From Wordnik.com. [People Who Live In Glass Häuser] Reference
But more than simply daring to challenge chauvinistic mores, Heigl has shot herself in the foot with her delivery. From Wordnik.com. [Why Is Katherine Heigl So Annoying?] Reference
Other features of American life are under siege from foreign competition. from new communications modes, from changing mores. From Wordnik.com. [Rolling Thunder] Reference
Humorist Art Buchwald, who has chronicled Washington mores since Truman, doesn't anticipate seismic shifts under the Clintons. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Chic: Southern Comfort] Reference
The old social mores discouraging conspicuous spending have easily surrendered to dreams of travel, cars and deluxe kimchi freezers. From Wordnik.com. [Learning From The Student] Reference
Wright explains that he was appropriating Japanese visual styles in the same way the Japanese shows reinterpret American cultural mores. From Wordnik.com. [Will Wright Likes His 'Stupid Fun'] Reference
Give him "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" from Evan S. Connell and his understanding of upper-middle-class mores produced a film of grace and depth. From Wordnik.com. [Forster Revisited] Reference
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