Sentences with phrase «avoid social sanctions»

In a 1987 essay, «Norms as Social Capital,» Coleman noted that people act in accordance with norms to avoid social sanctions - a disapproving look, a raised eyebrow, the whispered label of «shirker» - as well as to earn approval.

If minority students today deliberately underachieve in order to avoid social sanctions, that by itself could explain why the academic performance of 17 - year - old African Americans, as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), has deteriorated since the late 1980s, even while that of nine - year - olds has been improving.

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Schools need to provide clear guidelines to avoid legal issues around school - sanctioned social media.