Through much of the last year, COVID-19 has propelled many people to accept and follow new patterns of behavior. These include wearing a mask in public, attempting to socially distance and restricting ...

Our everyday lives are full of rules, such as how we should dress, how we greet each other, which side of the road we drive on, and when we cross at traffic lights. These and many other social norms ...

Join us at the "Social Norms and Economic Behavior: Gender Norms, Perceptions, and their Impact" event as we delve into the impact of misperceptions on gender norms and behaviors, highlighting ...

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 ...

Collective pro-social behavior can be induced by the right messaging. Source: jasperai/OpenAI When confronted with frequent news of inhumane behavior, people often want to create change for the better ...

Social norms and behavioral rules, even when outdated, are often resistant to change, but a recent paper by two UB philosophers argues that lasting shifts might be achieved by redirecting the effort ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers reports on how social norms -- 'patterns of behaviors or values that depend on expectations about what others do and/or think should be done' -- can be ...

Witnesses to anti-social behavior must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behavior becoming tolerated in society, according to new research. Three ...

There are many norms governing our everyday social interactions. For example, in the United States, it is normative to: Allow some personal space between you and other people (often two or three feet ...

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Random acts of kindness help others—but they're good for the helpers, too 💗 ...