Indeed, college classes (and classes in-general) seem like an important study since in my experience it is very clear that only a fraction of the norms in those classes get set by the professor/teacher, and that clearly there are many other sources of norms and the associated enforcement of norms.
Of course this is true; it is not just the instructor, but also the college administration, etc., that function as the setter and enforcer of norms.
But it sure isn’t the students!
(And this is even more true in high school. The students have no power to set any norms, except that which is given them by the instructor/administration/etc.—and even that rarely happens.)
The plot point of many high school movies is often about what is and isn’t acceptable to do, socially. For example, Regina in Mean Girls enforced a number of rules on her clique, and attempted with significant but not complete success to enforce it on others.
Of course this is true; it is not just the instructor, but also the college administration, etc., that function as the setter and enforcer of norms.
But it sure isn’t the students!
(And this is even more true in high school. The students have no power to set any norms, except that which is given them by the instructor/administration/etc.—and even that rarely happens.)
Have you been to an American high school and/or watched at least one movie about American high schools?
I have done both of those things, yes.
EDIT: I have also attended not one but several (EDIT 2: four, in fact) American colleges.
The plot point of many high school movies is often about what is and isn’t acceptable to do, socially. For example, Regina in Mean Girls enforced a number of rules on her clique, and attempted with significant but not complete success to enforce it on others.