Project Gutenberg 2008-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 392 Sumner, William Graham 1840 1910 Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Turgut Dincer, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Folkways" by William Graham Sumner is a sociological treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores the concept of "folkways," which Sumner defines as the customary behaviors, practices, and ethics that govern social conduct within a group or society. It aims to illuminate how these societal norms evolve unconsciously over time and how they shape human interactions and institutions. The opening of "Folkways" introduces the foundational ideas that underlie the author's exploration of societal customs and morals. Sumner begins by explaining his intent to define and analyze "folkways," emphasizing their role as a social force developed unconsciously through repetitive actions and group interactions aimed at satisfying common human needs. He underscores that folkways, while initially stemming from individual impulses, ultimately attain societal authority and coherence, guiding behavior in ways that are often taken for granted. The chapter sets the stage for a deeper examination of how these practices affect societal welfare and the internal dynamics of groups throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Manners and customs GT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 2792641 2792403 2024-09-10T10:44:05.212030 2023-09-11T04:14:03.830951 text/html text/html 2689612 2008-01-11T14:48:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1056869 2021-01-03T06:41:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1147944 2024-09-10T10:44:57.471232 application/epub+zip 1171425 2024-09-10T10:44:15.553415 application/epub+zip 904559 2024-09-10T10:44:09.744952 application/epub+zip 1873428 2024-09-10T10:45:26.037078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1772524 2024-09-10T10:44:50.909260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1653259 2022-09-11T09:04:31.053300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1742764 1742647 2024-09-10T10:43:54.435031 2023-09-11T04:13:53.646865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1741849 2021-01-03T06:41:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 660870 2021-01-03T06:41:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1742330 2021-01-03T06:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 660336 2021-01-03T06:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19974 2024-09-10T10:45:26.261070 application/rdf+xml 10319 2024-09-10T10:44:10.828998 image/jpeg 2758 2024-09-10T10:44:10.286949 image/jpeg 1078537 2024-09-10T10:44:05.411975 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia