S1E2: What are Social Norms?

Send us Fan Mail What are social norms, where do they come from, and why do we follow them even when they go against our personal beliefs? In Social Norms Chat’s second episode, Sohail Agha and Cäcilia Riederer go through the concept and the theory behind it. Download our Toolkit: bit.ly/transformnormsguide If you want to read more about Social Norms, check out:The Social Norms Atlas: Understanding global social norms and related concepts - Social Norms Learning Collaborative. Available here: https://www.alignplatform.org/resources/social-norms-atlas-understanding-global-social-norms-and-related-concepts Social Norms - by Lori Heise and Karima Manji. Available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/597f335640f0b61e48000023/Social-Norms_RP.pdf Using social norms theory for health promotion in low-income countries - by Beniamino Cislaghi and Lori Heise. Available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29579194/ TransformNorms’ resources list: https://bit.ly/transformnormsresources Check out Sohail’s insights on his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohail-agha/ If you have any question, feedback or insights please feel free to email us at [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/company/transformnorms Website: https://transformnorms.com/ Executive producer and host: Cäcilia RiedererSpecial guest: Dr. Sohail AghaProducer and writer: Dora EhrlichEditor: Tabusum Akter