Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals

"Folkways" by William Graham Sumner is a deep examination of the unwritten rules that guide society. It’s a study of “folkways,” which are the habits, manners, and morals that develop naturally within a community. Sumner looks at how these customs start from simple, repeated actions and grow into powerful forces that control how people behave together. He wants to show how these norms, which often go unnoticed, shape not just our daily lives but also the bigger institutions and structures of society and looks at how these affect society and groups across history.