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Norms: The Problem of Definition and Classification
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Following a critical appraisal of the conceptual treatment of norms in sociological literature, a typology of norms is presented. The typology treats collective evaluations of behavior, collective expectations of behavior, and reactions of behavior as the basic normative dimensions. These dimensions generate a total of nineteen types of norms, four of which are possible null classes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gibbs, J. P.
- Venue
- American Journal of Sociology
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1965-03
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 586-594
- ISSN
- 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5390
- OpenAlex
- W2027003121
- Cited by
- 301
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 4.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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