The role of norms as a promoter of social change

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dc.contributor.authorGonzalez R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-30T10:00:08Z
dc.date.available2025-10-30T10:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract© 2024 International Society of Political Psychology.Life in society revolves around social norms. These norms play a crucial role in regulating and influencing individuals’ behavior, both at the societal and individual levels. They offer a psychological framework that reduces uncertainty, guides behavior, and aids people in adapting to their social surroundings. Moreover, by observing prevailing social norms, individuals gain insights into societal trends that preserve cherished values and traditions across generations, thus mapping the dynamics of social stability and change. Social change is closely tied to shifts in these norms, which can occur at varying speeds, influenced by factors at multiple levels of analysis, including societal, group, and individual levels. In this article, I analyze the various concepts of social norms found in the literature, with a particular focus on their role in psychology. I describe the main sources of normative influence and illustrate, with multiple examples, how they operate in different social contexts. In this way, I address how these norms guide and facilitate participation in collective actions, their intergenerational transmission, and their role in the emergence of radicalization in social protest contexts. Furthermore, I delve into how group norms are linked to intergroup contact experiences involving both advantaged and disadvantaged group members, as well as the expression of prejudice and affective polarization. I conclude by emphasizing the necessity of adopting a multilevel approach to comprehend the connection between norms and social change.
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/pops.13025
dc.identifier.eissn1467-9221
dc.identifier.issn0162-895X
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85204545308
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13025
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/106407
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001317666000001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Psicología; Gonzalez Gutierrez, Roberto; 0000-0002-1824-6215; 85892
dc.information.autorucNo Informado; Gonzalez Gutierrez, Roberto; S/I; 85892
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.revistaPolitical Psychology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectaffective polarization
dc.subjectcollective action
dc.subjectintergroup attitude change
dc.subjectintergroup contact
dc.subjectsocial change
dc.subjectsocial norms
dc.titleThe role of norms as a promoter of social change
dc.typeartículo
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sipa.codpersvinculados85892
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