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Social Norms Theory and Development Economics
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- World Bank, Washington, DC, 2015.
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Abstract
- Social norms affect almost every aspect of people’s lives, and can be an obstacle to or support economic development. This paper outlines what social norms are and how they work, providing examples from everyday life and from development case studies. Sometimes not much can be done about changing undesirable social norms. In those cases, development economists need to be aware of how the existence of those norms can impact the effects of the policies they advocate. But of particular importance to development economists is the ways in which social norms can be changed, at least under some circumstances. Understanding of social norm change is still patchy at best, but the paper outlines the theoretical underpinnings of change, with empirical evidence from various policies aimed at changing social norms. However, some of those policies raise ethical concerns that would require attention.
- Subjects :
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GENDER RELATIONS
PUBLIC SERVICE
ALCOHOL
ECONOMIC GROWTH
COMMUNICATION
SAFE SEX
OWNERSHIP OF LAND
FAMILIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PUBLIC SUPPORT
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
DEPENDENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
GENITAL MUTILATION
POLICY‐MAKERS
SOCIETIES
POLICY MAKERS
POPULATION
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SOCIAL PRACTICE
MANDATES
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
BOTH SEXES
CIVIL WAR
WOMEN
TEENAGERS
HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
SOAP OPERAS
INTEGRITY
MOTHER
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
CARE FOR CHILDREN
FATHERHOOD
GIRLS
POPULATIONS
ANTHROPOLOGY
WAR
HEALTH IMPACT
MACHISMO
TABOO
TELEVISION
PARTNERS
PHILOSOPHERS
ADOPTION
KIDS
RESPONSIBILITIES
PENSIONS
SOCIAL ISSUES
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
CULTURES
SOCIETY
IMPACT ON CHILDREN
STUDENTS
RELIGION
PEACE
MEDIA
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
SOCIOBIOLOGY
FEMALE “CIRCUMCISION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
YOUNG MEN
RITUAL
EXOGAMY
PROGRESS
MODERNIZATION
COOPERATION
SOCIAL GROUP
CONDOM
SYMBOLS
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIAL STATUS
SOCIAL NORMS
MATERNITY LEAVE
SOCIAL INFORMATION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
NATIONALS
LAND TENURE
MUTILATION
ETHNOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE
PRINCIPLES
SOCIAL SECURITY
FEMININITY
PROPERTY
SURVEYS
FAMILY MEMBERS
PEER PRESSURE
GENDER NORMS
SOCIAL MEANINGS
SOCIAL POLICY
ANTHROPOLOGIST
MARRIED COUPLES
MASCULINITY
EDUCATION OF WOMEN
EVERYDAY LIFE
TV
MORAL NORMS
BELIEFS
YOUNG WOMEN
SOCIAL LIFE
HISTORY
SPOUSE
SOCIAL CHANGE
ETHNOGRAPHY
ALTRUISM
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
MARRIAGE
CONDOM USE
ROLE MODELS
FEMALE CHILDREN
POLICY‐ MAKERS
WOMAN
FEMALE SEXUALITY
CONDOMS
CIRCUMCISION
POLICIES
POLICY
UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES
FAMILY
CREATION
ETHNICITY
GOOD
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SEX
HOUSEHOLDS
RESPECT
FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING
FEWER PEOPLE
RURAL COMMUNITIES
PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
MORALITY
SOCIAL MARKETING
HOUSEHOLD WORK
LIVING‐STANDARDS
FUNERALS
POWER
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
SPOUSES
PUBLIC POLICY
POLICY RESEARCH
CHILD CARE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
PREGNANCIES
SEXUALITY
SOCIAL PRESSURE
DRUGS
KNOWLEDGE
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
ABUSE
TELEVISION NETWORK
RADIO
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
GENDER EQUALITY
PARENTAL LEAVE
RESPONSIBILITY
POLITICAL CHANGE
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOCIOLOGY
GENITAL CUTTING
RELIGIOUS REASONS
NORMS
POSTERS
DISCRIMINATION
FAIRNESS
CHILD‐REARING
GENDER
MARKET ECONOMY
GENDER ROLES
HUSBANDS
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
ETHICS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.od......2456..7aabd8e44f9680417d2ea16f4fa90252