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How do social norms influence prosocial development?

Bailey R House¹

¹Arizona State University, Institute for Human Origins, 951 Cady Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

Current Opinion in Psychology

|September 1, 2017

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Social norms are crucial for understanding human prosocial behavior and cooperation. Research reviews a model explaining how norms influence prosociality, supported by studies on adults and children.

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Area of Science:

Social psychology
Developmental psychology
Behavioral economics

Background:

Humans exhibit high levels of prosociality and sensitivity to social norms.
Social norms are theorized as essential for uniquely human cooperation and prosocial behaviors.
Understanding norm influence is key to describing the psychology and development of prosociality.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent research on the influence of social norms on prosocial behavior.
To present a theoretical model of norm-influenced prosociality.
To outline empirical support and psychological mechanisms.

Main Methods:

Review of cross-disciplinary research in social sciences.
Analysis of studies involving adults and children.
Theoretical modeling of norm-prosociality interactions.

Main Results:

A theoretical model demonstrating how norms shape prosocial behavior.
Empirical evidence from studies with diverse age groups supports the model.
Predictions regarding psychological mechanisms underlying norm influence.

Conclusions:

Social norms significantly shape prosocial behavior across development.
Future research should explore gene-environment interactions in norm development.
Further investigation into cultural variations in norm-cognition-emotion interplay is needed.