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“Persuasion is at the core of norm creation” Nope. Norms, or ‘social facts,’ are primarily a function of the culture within which one is raised. Persuasion has
by avazhi 2y ago
“Persuasion is at the core of norm creation”
Nope. Norms, or ‘social facts,’ are primarily a function of the culture within which one is raised. Persuasion has nothing to do with it - children have no previous positions to alter. And very rarely do people with widely diverging viewpoints make good friends.
More social science study nonsense that somebody had to write to justify their social science grad degree.
- metadat 2y agoZoomed out, you are correct. If you zoom in a little, every group of people has its own morés, from peer organizational groups at work to a group of 5 friends going on a hike together. Norms within these groups can be dynamic, but it takes some compelling or otherwise persuasive force.
- Exoristos 2y agoNorms change as they are imposed on a culture by outside authorities. Peer "persuasion" is more like eventually-accepted commiseration.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 2y agoPerhaps by "norm creation" they're referring to the emergence of new norms rather than the persistence of existing ones.
- chowells 2y agoThis is contradicted by reality. If it was true, it would be impossible for norms to change. Norms have changed throughout history. Therefore it cannot be true.
- scotty79 2y agoNorms change only due to availability of technology.
- baxtr 2y agoAre you trying to persuade us with this comment?
- waveBidder 2y agothat's a gotcha. analyzing norms is a matter of fact, and not itself normative. I happen to disagree, otherwise e.g. education wouldn't cause people to be more liberal.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoCulture creation and change is persuasion. Parents persuading eachother. Friends persuading parents. Views don't have to be hugely different for influence. If you think church members or school children don't influence each other, you are crazy