SociologyName:Institutional Affiliation:Date:Section One‘In-group’ means belonging or being a member of a group whose shared interest is the same or who belong to a group with shared interests and beliefs. Within the confines of sociology, ‘in-group’ as a term was popularized by Henri Tafjel to define the sense of belonging among people who were part of a group that shared similar interests or had similar views (Ritzer & Goodman, 2008). While working on social identity theory, he defined ‘in-group’ as a sense of identity that such people shared and exemplified the same people using members of certain races, religious groups, political affiliations, and other similar groups.‘Social norm’ defines a certain rule that a certain group uses to demarcate between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in society. Sociologists also define social norms as sets of codes that members of specific social groups use to standardize and control conduct, attitudes and behaviors in the context of social interaction (Sharrock, Hughes, & Martin, 2003). Most times, the members are expected to adhere