A form of collective social behavior that persists over a long period and gradually finds place as a tradition is called a custom. Examples:
Drinking a glass of wine with each meal--French custom (although that might changing due to economic woe and other variables)
Saying a prayer before each meal--Latin American custom (although it's a custom in other places too, and not every Latin American does this)
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery
Both were huge into the business industry, Carnegie was a leader in the steel industry as well.
