Mapping the Social-Norms Literature: An Overview of Reviews

Legros, Sophie; Cislaghi, Beniamino

doi:10.1177/1745691619866455

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“…Although these findings are suggestive of the role of restrictive gender norms as drivers of both partner and non-partner violence, they should be interpreted with some caution. The measurement of social norms is a complex endeavour and beyond the scope of our study [24,25]. However, indicators measuring individual or aggregate attitudes towards violence and gender equality have been used in multiple studies as a proxy measurement for social norms and their association with the risk of experiencing violence for women [26,27] and for perpetrating violence, in the case of men [28].…”

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No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan

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Background Conflict and humanitarian crises increase the risk of both intimate partner violence and nonpartner sexual violence against women and girls. We measured the prevalence and risk factors of different forms of violence against women and girls in South Sudan, which has suffered decades of conflict, most recently in 2013. Methods A population-based survey was conducted among women aged 15-64 in three conflictaffected sites in South Sudan: Juba, Rumbek, and the Protection of Civilian Sites (PoCs) in Juba between 2015 and 2016. Findings A total of 2,244 women between the ages of 15-64 were interviewed. Fifty percent (in the Juba PoCs) to 65% (in Juba and Rumbek) of all female respondents experienced either physical or sexual violence from a partner or non-partner in the course of their lifetimes. Approximately 35% of respondents have experienced rape, attempted rape or other forms of sexual violence by a non-partner during their lifetime. For ever-partnered women, lifetime prevalence of physical and/or sexual partner violence ranged between 54% in the Juba PoCs and 73% in Rumbek. Restrictive marital practices and gender norms, and experiences of conflict were major drivers of both partner and non-partner violence. Conclusion Women and girls in South Sudan suffer among the highest levels of physical and sexual violence in the world. Although the prevalence of sexual assault by non-partners is four times the global average, women are still at greatest risk of physical and sexual assault from

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Section: Plos Onementioning

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No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan

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“…Empirical studies in psychology and other disciplines have explored extensively the potential of using interventions based on social norms to transform behavior in real-world settings [3,11,13,23]. These empirical studies have identified a wide variety of general topics of enquiry and moderators that influence the potential of social norms to change behavior.…”

Section: Social Norms and Behavioral Changementioning

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“…Influencing social norms, or the rules that describe what a certain reference group considers to be typical or desirable behavior in certain contexts and situations [9], is a popular way in which researchers and practitioners attempt to transform behavior in real-world contexts [3,8,[10][11][12][13]. These initiatives have often focused on behavioral changes that increase the environmental and social sustainability of their target contexts.…”

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Using Social Norms to Change Behavior and Increase Sustainability in the Real World: a Systematic Review of the Literature

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Behavioral change interventions based on social norms have proven to be a popular and cost-effective way in which both researchers and practitioners attempt to transform behavior in order to increase environmental and social sustainability in real-world contexts. In this paper, we present a systematic review of over 90 empirical studies that have applied behavioral change interventions based on social norms in field settings. Building on previous research about the sources of information that people use to understand social norms and other local determinants of behavior, we propose a framework organized along two axes that describe intervention context (situated interventions applied in the same context where the target behavior happens versus remote interventions that are applied away from that context) and type of normative information leveraged (interventions that provide summary information about a group versus interventions that expose participants to the opinions and behaviors of others). We also illustrate successful applications for each dimension, as well as the social, psychological and physical determinants of behavior that were leveraged to support change. Finally, based on our results, we discuss some of the elements and practical mechanisms that can be used by both researchers and practitioners to design more integral, effective and sustainable social norm intervention in the real world.

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“…, Parsons and Shils , Schanck , Sherif , Sherif and Cantrill , Sumner , Thibaut and Kelley ). Today, the social norms literature has grown varied and multi‐faceted (Legros and Cislaghi ), with multiple definitions – sometimes contradictory – of what social norms are and how they influence behaviour. Generally speaking, social norms are rules of action shared by people in a given society or group; they define what is considered normal and acceptable behaviour for the members of that group (Cislaghi and Heise 2018a).…”

Section: An Introduction To Social and Gender Normsmentioning

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Gender norms and social norms: differences, similarities and why they matter in prevention science

Cislaghi

Heise

2019

Sociology Health & Illness

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Two streams of theory and practice on gender equity have begun to elide. The first is work conducted to change social norms, particularly using theory that emerged from studies in social psychology. The second is work done on gender norms, emerging historically from feminist scholars working to counter gender inequality. As these two streams of work intersect, conceptual clarity is needed to understand differences and similarities between these two traditions. Increased clarity will improve efforts to address harmful norms and practices. In this article, we review similarities and differences between social and gender norms, reviewing the history of the concepts and identifying key tension points of contrast. We identified six areas of comparison that might be helpful for practitioners working for the promotion of global health as they make sense of social and gender norms. We then offer a definition of gender norms for practitioners and researchers working at the intersection between these two theories. Our definition draws from the two different streams of thought of how norms influence people's actions, acknowledging the double nature of gender norms: beliefs nested in people's minds and embedded in institutions that profoundly affect health-related behaviours and shape differential access to health services.

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Mapping the Social-Norms Literature: An Overview of Reviews

Cited by 228 publications

References 56 publications

No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan

No safe place: Prevalence and correlates of violence against conflict-affected women and girls in South Sudan

Using Social Norms to Change Behavior and Increase Sustainability in the Real World: a Systematic Review of the Literature

Gender norms and social norms: differences, similarities and why they matter in prevention science

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