The villagers are shocked and try to harm him as his act goes against traditional societal norms.

For the first type, eight dimensions of each drawing are evaluated against norms for the child's age group.

It usually investigates working-class subjects by testing them against norms obtained from middle-class samples.

In some sermons he had also considered it against Islamic norms.

It is now standard practice to chastise dead writers for sins committed against current norms of behavior.

Influenced by American culture and similar actions abroad, youth and students started an uproar against cultural norms.

Born to an upper-class family, David rebelled against social norms of the day.

The khap passed a decree prohibiting marriage against societal norms.

He was a pioneer in many ways, going against standard conventions and norms.