Basically, while social scientists are familiar with normative behavior, little is known about the actual behavior of children as they mature.

Usually the threat of negative sanctions is sufficient to enforce normative behaviour.

However, juvenile offending can be considered normative adolescent behavior.

The extent to which an adolescent is expected to share family responsibilities is one large determining factor in normative adolescent behavior.

Having sexual relationships is normative behavior for the majority of teen-agers 15 to 19 years old.

How emotions are experienced, expressed, perceived, and regulated varies as a function of culturally normative behavior by the surrounding society.

Because normative behaviors in these two cultures vary, it should also be expected that their cultural scripts would also vary.

It can be used to give advice or to describe normative behavior, though without such strong obligatory force as must or have to.

Wearing dark clothing and appearing solemn are normative behaviors at a funeral.