Measuring Social Norms - Institute for Reproductive Health

Measuring Social Norms

Cristina Bicchieri University of Pennsylvania

Running Agenda

? What is the theory of social norms?

? What are social norms? ? How do we measure

whether there is a social norm? ? How do we measure sustainability?

? C. Bicchieri, Penn Social Norms Group (Penn SONG)

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Explaining norms

(Bicchieri-Muldoon, 2011)

? Macro view

? Micro view

? Functions ? Evolution ? Emergence

? Reasons to conform

? Cost-benefit ? Emotions ? Expectations

The content and behavioral effects of social

norms remain a black box

? C. Bicchieri, Penn Social Norms Group (Penn SONG)

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Opening the Black Box

? Intervention goal needs micro-analysis

? For successful interventions to curb harmful behaviors, we must figure out people's reasons for doing what they do

? To develop diagnostic tools

? Must be guided by specific models of behavior

? Effective tools good measures

? C. Bicchieri, Penn Social Norms Group (Penn SONG)

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Guidance: Theory of Planned Behavior

(Ajzen 1991)

Attitude

Subjective Norms

Perceived Behavioural

Control

Intention

Behaviour

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