In the Phi Upsilon Nu sorority at Upstate University,sisters expect each other to party hard on the weekends,to get multiple navel piercings,and to wear the color pink.This set of shared expectations of how group members ought to behave is called
A) a descriptive norm.
B) a postscriptive norm.
C) an injunctive norm.
D) a proscriptive norm.

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Injunctive norms refer to the behaviors that are perceived as acceptable and agreed upon by the group. In this case, the expectations of partying hard, getting multiple navel piercings, and wearing pink are examples of injunctive norms that the sisters of the Phi Upsilon Nu sorority have agreed upon as appropriate behavior within their group. Therefore, the best choice is C) an injunctive norm.

In the Phi Upsilon Nu Sorority at Upstate University,sisters Expect