The phrase "a norm of behavior" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an accepted standard or expectation regarding how individuals should act in a particular context or society.
Example: "In many cultures, honesty is considered a norm of behavior that everyone is expected to follow."
Alternatives: "a standard of conduct" or "a behavioral guideline".
"There are a lot of kinds of addicts in the world and the notion that someone must be dribbling snot and homeless has more to do with maybe who they were before they became an addict," she says, "For my money Penny was a woman who grew up in a certain time with an accepted norm of behavior within a certain socio-economic strata and she had a husband who was an artist living in that kind of world..
We conducted a field experiment at gas stations in Chicago – our intervention included treatments with information about tire pressure neglect, promotions in the form of price reductions from $0.50 to free, a descriptive norm of behavior, and "help" in the form of air pump assistance.
These bully shows that are part of our cultural landscape elevate bullying to an acceptable norm of behavior.
The fellowship with other mentors, the facilitators and the rest of the research and field team was a strong motivator of continued involvement and created a norm of attitudes and behavior.
There is an area roped off from the norms of behavior, a place where indecency is part of the entertainment, where spectators are encouraged to indulge in fantasy and the aberrant is acceptable.
In an unusually direct appeal, the Obama administration on Monday called on China to halt its persistent theft of trade secrets from corporate computers and engage in a dialogue to establish norms of behavior in cyberspace.
A beard is a celebration of nature that brings appearance closer to that of untamed human animals — a Rousseau-esque gesture that was crucial to the age of Aquarius, a time when long-established norms of behavior collapsed and made public life a clearer expression of formerly unspeakable private desires.
A civilized society must have norms of behavior, codes of ethics and morality--and a simple respect and courtesy toward those who are different or see the world differently.
Problems arise, however, when members of a single team have different norms of behavior.
