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A social norm is a shared standard of acceptable behavior by a group. [1] Social norms can both be informal understandings that govern the behavior of members of a society, as well as be codified into rules and laws. [2]
Orders and permissions express norms. Such norm sentences do not describe how the world is, they rather prescribe how the world should be. Imperative sentences are the most obvious way to express norms, but declarative sentences also may be norms, as is the case with laws or 'principles'.
Gender nonconformity or gender variance is behavior or gender expression by an individual that does not match masculine or feminine gender norms.A gender-nonconforming person may be variant in their gender identity, being transgender or non-binary, or they may be cisgender.