Singing in a restaurant is one example of breaking a social norm. Source: picjumbo / Pexels There’s a scene from Disney’s "The Santa Clause 2" that lives rent-free in my head. Scott Calvin, played by ...

Step back into the 1950s, where soda fountains buzzed, milkmen made daily rounds, and smoking on airplanes was just another mid-flight ritual. It was an age of polished manners, rigid rules, and ...

As our unwritten social constructs change and evolve over time, as a 2024 study suggests, there's certainly expectations and social norms that no longer serve our collective well-being, but rather, ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode The hidden forces shaping your choices. Social norms vary dramatically from one culture to another — but why? Psychologist Michele Gelfand unpacks why societies ...

When humans interact with each other and engage in everyday activities, they typically follow various undefined rules, also known as social norms. These rules include things like greeting ...

In behavioral research, it is largely assumed that people adapt their personal behavior to match the behavior of a reference group. A distinction is made between descriptive norms—the assumption that ...

Researchers simulated social norms with a supercomputer. Their findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the evolution of social norms and their role in fostering cooperative behavior.

The lack of institutional support is not merely incidental; it is a manifestation of a deeper, societal issue where the historical trauma of slavery and wet-nursing has created a powerful and haunting ...

The pandemic has entered a murky stage, and social norms are quickly shifting, something I’ve thought a lot about lately. Many people are testing at home, or not at all. Here in Vermont, where I live, ...