Summers was on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan in 1982â1983. He also served as an economic adviser to the Dukakis Presidential campaign in 1988. Summers left Harvard in 1991 and served as Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist for the World Bank until 1993.
The late majority are skepticalâthey adopt an innovation only after a majority of people have tried it. Finally, laggards are tradition boundâthey are suspicious of changes and adopt the innovation only when it has become something of a tradition itself. Comments by Dr. Laukamm Add/Edit Comments
Best Answer: Folkways are one of three types of norms, the others being mores and taboos. Mores are much more strictly enforced than folkways. Generally, conformity to folkways is ensured by gentle social pressure and imitation. Breaking or questioning a folkway does not cause severe punishment, but may cause the person to be laughed at, frowned upon, or scolded. Some examples of folkways in western culture include respecting the privacy of strangers and eating food with the proper utensil. Folkways, sometimes known as âconventionsâ or âcustoms,â are standards of behavior that are socially approved but not morally significant.