The phrase "prevailing norms" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used in discussions or analysis of society, culture, and behavior to refer to the commonly accepted or expected standards or beliefs at a given time or place. Example: In today's society, the prevailing norms regarding body image often place pressure on individuals to conform to unrealistic standards of beauty.
In other words, attempting to exercise normative competence (that is, to promote autonomy) relative to the prevailing norms entails adopting a set of norms that is oppressive to oneself.
But, she argues, markets are also inherently social institutions and thus vulnerable to prevailing norms.
Unwittingly, the drivers adopted the behavior that seemed most appropriate given their understanding of the area's prevailing norms.
Toleration, a refusal to impose punitive sanctions for dissent from prevailing norms or policies or a deliberate choice not to interfere with behaviour of which one disapproves.
The word "cynic" comes from the Greek kynikos, meaning "doglike," and Sloterdijk coined the term "kynicism" to differentiate Diogenes' active assault on prevailing norms from the passive disengagement of the late twentieth century.
Meer says: "Politically, Scottish national identity is being configured according to existing conceptions of church state-relations, prevailing norms of 'civic' participation and inclusion, and implicit notions of 'legitimate' and 'illegitimate' minority claims-making, amongst other things.
"This is in conformity with the prevailing norm in cooperatives," Mr. Shmulewitz said.
The prevailing norm 30 years ago was that the only accepted venue for sexual expression was marriage".
A near absolute right of autonomy to decide about the disposition of organs and tissues has been the prevailing norm.
The article investigates whether the narrative of a pervasive presence of dynamic pricing provides a realistic description of hotels' online pricing behavior and thus challenges the view that dynamic pricing should be considered the prevailing norm for the industry.
The prevailing norm at present, however, isn't one of them.
