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Mapping the Social-Norms Literature: An Overview of Reviews

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Legros, Sophie, Cislaghi, Beniamino·2020·Perspectives on Psychological Science

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The theoretical literature on social norms is multifaceted and at times contradictory. Looking at existing reviews, we aimed to offer a more complete understanding of its current status. By investigating the conceptual frameworks and organizing elements used to compare social-norms theories, we identified four theoretical spaces of inquiry that were common across the reviews: what social norms are, what relationship exists between social norms and behavior, how social norms evolve, and what categories of actors must be considered in the study of social norms. We highlight areas of consensus and debate in the reviews around these four themes and discuss points of agreement and disagreement that uncover trajectories for future empirical and theoretical investigation.

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Authors: Legros, S., & Cislaghi, B.
Affiliations: London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
Corresponding author: Cislaghi, Beniamino
ORCID: Legros, Sophie
Cislaghi, Beniamino
Venue: Perspectives on Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2019-11-07
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 62-80
ISSN: 1745-6916 (ISSN-L)
1745-6924
DOI: 10.1177/1745691619866455
PMC: PMC6970459
OpenAlex: W2971923619
Cited by: 388
References: 79
Citations by year: 2026: 49 · 2025: 73 · 2024: 95 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 3
FWCI: 32.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
doi.org
Licence: cc-by-nc
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (unspecified)
Locations: Perspectives on Psychological Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords: social norms, social norms theory, norm evolution, conceptual framework, theoretical debates, normative influence
MeSH terms: Humans, Review Literature as Topic, Social Behavior, Social Norms

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