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14-September-2008 12:50:29 - Convention norm or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. September 2007 This article or section includes a list of references or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. July 2006 For other uses, see Convention. A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms or criteria, often taking the form of a custom. Certain types of rules or customs may become law and regulatory legislation may be introduced to formalise or enforce the convention e.g. laws which determine which side of the road vehicles must be driven. In a social context, a convention may retain the character of an unwritten law of custom e.g. the manner in which people greet each other, such as by shaking each other's hands. In physical sciences, numerical values such as constants, quantities, or scales of measurement are called conventional if they do not represent a measured property of nature, but originate in a convention, for example an average of many measurements, agreed between the scientists working with these values. Contents 1 General 2 Customary or social conventions 2.1 Social 2.2 Others 3 Government 4 International law 5 External links General A convention is a rule or a selection from among two or more alternatives, where the rule or alternative is agreed upon among participants. Often the word refers to unwritten customs shared throughout a community. For instance, it is conventional in many societies that strangers being introduced shake hands. Some conventions are explicitly legislated; for example, it is conventional in the United States and in Germany that motorists drive on the right side of the road, whereas in England, Australia and Barbados they drive on the left. The extent to which justice is conventional as opposed to natural or objective is historically an important debate among philosophers. The nature of conventions has raised long-lasting philosophical discussion. Quine, Davidson and David Lewis published influential writings on the subject. Lewis's account of convention received an extended critique in Margaret Gilbert's On Social Facts 1989, where an alternative account is offered. Another view of convention comes from Ruth Millikan's Language: A Biological Model 2005, once more against Lewis. Customary or social conventions The so-called reversed map of the earth is considered unconventional in the majority of societies The so-called reversed map of the earth is considered unconventional in the majority of societies Social Main articles: Norm sociology and Norm philosophy In sociology a social rule refers to any social convention commonly adhered to in a society. These rules are not written in law or otherwise formalized. In social constructionism there is a great focus on social rules. It is argued that these rules are socially constructed, that these rules act upon every member of a society, but at the same time, are re-produced by the individuals. Sociologists representing symbolic interactionism argue that social rules are created through the interaction between the members of a society. The focus on active interaction highlights the fluid, shifting character of social rules. These are specific to the social context, in particular time and space. That means a social rule changes over time within the same society. What was acceptable in the past may no longer be the case. Similarly, rules differ across space: what is acceptable in one society may not be so in another. Social rules reflect what is acceptable or normal behaviour in any situation. Michel Foucault's concept of discourse is closely related to social rules as it offers a possible explanation how these rules are shaped and change. It is the social rules that tell people what is normal behaviour for any specific category. Thus, social rules tell a woman how to behave in a womanly manner, and a man, how to be manly. Other such rules are as follows: strangers being introduced shake hands, as in Western societies, but bow toward each other, in Korea, Japan and China do not bow at each other, in the Jewish tradition in the US, eye contact, a nod of the head toward each other, and a smile, with no bowing; the palm of the hand faces sideways, neither upward nor downward, in a business handshake. present business cards to each other, in business meetings in Japan, removal of dark eyeglasses when meeting, as dark eyeglasses indicate association with the underworld. click heels together, in past eras of Western history a woman's curtsey, in some societies in the Mideast, never displaying the sole of the foot toward another, as this would be seen as a grave insult. In many schools, even though seats for students are not assigned they are still claimed by certain kids, and sitting in someone else's seat is considered an insult Others There are generic conventions which are very closely tied to a particular artistic genre, and may even help to define what that genre is. Other conventions that may simply be expectations are: paintings are rectangular or square stock devices a comedy ends with a marriage, but a cowboy film can end with the hero riding off into the sunset Mathematical notation follows the order of operations Government In government, convention is a set of unwritten rules which the participants in the government are expected to follow. These rules can be ignored only if justification is clear, or can be provided. Otherwise, consequences are sure to follow. Consequences may include ignoring some other convention that has until now been followed. According to the traditional doctrine Dicey, conventions cannot be enforced in courts, because they are non-legal sets of rules. Convention is particularly important in the United Kingdom and other governments using the Westminster System of government e.g. Canada and Australia where many of the rules of government are unwritten. International law Main article: International law The term convention is also used in international law to refer to certain formal statements of principle such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Conventions are adopted by international bodies such as the International Labour Organization and the United Nations. Conventions so adopted usually apply only to countries that ratify them, and do not automatically apply to member states of such bodies. These conventions are generally seen as having the force of international treaties for the ratifying countries. The best known of these are perhaps the several Geneva Conventions. External links Rescorla, Michael 2007 Convention, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Law-Ref.org, an index of important international conventions. Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Convention_norm Categories: Official documentsHidden categories: Articles to be expanded since September 2007 | All articles to be expanded | Articles lacking in-text citations Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages БългарÑ?ки Dansk Deutsch Esperanto Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português СрпÑ?ки / Srpski Svenska Türkçe ä¸æ–‡ This page was last modified on 28 August 2008, at 19:23
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