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Mores (generally pronounced , and often ; from Latin ''mōrēs'', , plural form of singular ''mōs'', meaning "manner", "custom", "usage", "habit") is a term introduced into English by William Graham Sumner (1840–1910), an early U.S. sociologist, to refer to social norms that are widely observed and are considered to have greater moral significance than others. Mores include an aversion for societal taboos, such as incest.〔Macionis and Gerber, ''Sociology'' 7th ed. (Pearson Canada 2010), p. 65.〕 The mores of a society usually predicate legislation prohibiting their taboos. Often, countries will employ specialized vice squads or vice police engaged in suppressing specific crimes offending the societal mores. Folkways, in sociology, are norms for routine or casual interaction. This includes ideas about appropriate greetings and proper dress in different situations.〔 In short, mores "distinguish the difference between right and wrong, while folkways draw a line between right and rude".〔 Both "mores" and "folkways" are terms coined by William Graham Sumner in 1906.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=w05GAAAAMAAJ&ots=Yxx-HdkkEO&dq=mores&lr&pg=PR4#v=onepage&q=mores&f=false〕〔 ==Terminology== The English word morality comes from the same Latin root "mōrēs", as does the English noun ''moral''. However, mores do 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. The Greek term equivalent to Latin ''mores'' is ''ethos'' (ἔθος, ἦθος). As with the relation of ''mores'' to ''morality'', ''ethos'' is the basis of the term ''ethics''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mores」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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