Norms are how our values, or moral beliefs, tell us to behave. In context, eating dog is not a norm in countries like the USA because the individuals don't find it right to eat an animal that has become close to them. But in China, dogs have grown away from humans, possibly as a result of late domestication or the lack of desire to domesticate dogs. As a result, the canine is viewed as nothing more than an animal, making what the Chinese find right and wrong different from that of Americans.
Socialization
An interesting question to ask yourself is "what would
it take to change my view of the dog as a friend to the dog as a food?".
In other words, how would your society need to change to enable you to eat dog
meat without questioning whether it is moral? Well, it would probably help if
you saw your family, friends, or even your entire society eat dog meat. In
addition to watching peers, being exposed to media depicting foods with dog
meat may also assist you. These are examples of socialization, the process by
which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a given society
and learn to function as members of that society. In this case, your
socialization would help you to internalize the Chinese norm.
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