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folkways

[ fohk-weyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

folkways

/ ˈfəʊkˌweɪz /

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

How does folkways compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

To them, it is possible to embrace that flag as a statement about Southern folkways beyond the ugly racial part.

Todd, who wears a goatee, is also deeply knowledgeable about politics and Washington folkways.

Van Ronk described how when visiting Asch he would put on his “Folkways suit,” a filthy jacket that smelled of acetone.

It includes accommodation to the folkways, the mores, the conventions, and the social ritual (Sittlichkeit).

Custom and the folkways, like habit in the individual, may be regarded as a mere residuum of past practices.

For practical purposes morals mean customs, folkways, established collective habits.

I therefore turned aside to write a treatise on the "Folkways," which I now offer.

Chapter II shows the bearing of the folkways on human interests, and the way in which they act or are acted on.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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