folkways

[ fohk-weyz ]

/ ˈfoʊkˌweɪz /

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plural noun Sociology.

the ways of living, thinking, and acting in a human group, built up without conscious design but serving as compelling guides of conduct.

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Origin of folkways

folk + ways; term introduced in a book of the same title (1907) by W. G. Sumner

Words nearby folkways

folk song, folksonomy, folksy, folk tale, folktronica, folkways, folk weave, folky, foll., follicle, follicle mite

How to use folkways in a sentence

To them, it is possible to embrace that flag as a statement about Southern folkways beyond the ugly racial part.
We've Got Bigger Problems Than a Confederate Flag|John McWhorter|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Todd, who wears a goatee, is also deeply knowledgeable about politics and Washington folkways.
David Gregory: Dead Head Talking?|Lloyd Grove|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Van Ronk described how when visiting Asch he would put on his “Folkways suit,” a filthy jacket that smelled of acetone.
Fact Vs. Fiction in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: The Real Story of Folk is Far Less Dejected Than the Movie|Jimmy So|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It includes accommodation to the folkways, the mores, the conventions, and the social ritual (Sittlichkeit).
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

Custom and the folkways, like habit in the individual, may be regarded as a mere residuum of past practices.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
For practical purposes morals mean customs, folkways, established collective habits.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
I therefore turned aside to write a treatise on the "Folkways," which I now offer.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Chapter II shows the bearing of the folkways on human interests, and the way in which they act or are acted on.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for folkways

folkways

/ (ˈfəʊkˌweɪz) /

pl n

sociol traditional and customary ways of living

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