Tracy is preparing a roast beef dinner for her husband for the first time. She cuts off the end of the roast, as she had always seen her mother do when preparing a roast. However, Tracy realizes she does not know why she would waste a perfectly good piece of meat. She later finds out that her mother always did this because her roast pan was not big enough for her roasts. Which of the following terms helps us to understand Tracy's practice of cutting off the end of her roast?

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Norms are unwritten rules of behavior that are accepted within a society or culture. Tracy's practice of cutting off the end of her roast was a norm that she learned from her mother, but she did not understand why it was necessary until she learned the reason.

Tracy Is Preparing a Roast Beef Dinner for Her Husband