Multiple romantic relationships while married used to be called adultery. Polyamory was outside the social norms shaping society, but those norms are shifting in the culture wars. When a local ...

As our unwritten social constructs change and evolve over time, as a 2024 study suggests, there's certainly expectations and social norms that no longer serve our collective well-being, but rather, ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers reports on how social norms -- 'patterns of behaviors or values that depend on expectations about what others do and/or think should be done' -- can be ...

“Social proof is one of the most powerful behavioral motivators in the land. Social scientists have found hundreds of ways to nudge positive behavior change by reframing messages from 'you should' to ...

Sometimes we can end up reinforcing a norm in the course of trying to condemn it. Think about the #MeToo / #TimesUp movements, which aim to expose and put an end to sexual harassment and sexual ...