For other uses, see
More. Mores (
IPA ) are
norms or
customs. Mores derive from the established practices of a society rather than its written
laws. They consist of shared understandings about the kinds of behaviour likely to evoke approval, disapproval, toleration or sanction, within particular contexts. The term mores as used in
sociology is a plural noun. The Latin singular, which is not used in English, is mos--in English, the word has no singular, making it
plurale tantum. The English word
morality comes from the same root, as does the noun moral, which can mean the 'core meaning of a story'. However, mores, does not, as is commonly supposed necessarily carry connotations of morality. Rather, morality can be seen as a subset of mores, held to be of central importance in view of their content, and often formalized in some kind of
moral code, e.g. commandments.
Taboos, for example, forbid a society's most outrageous behaviours, such as
incest and
murder.
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