PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cognitive Dissonance, Collectivism
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Group elements: some central elements in conceptualization of a group, common goal, social structure - people have a role within a group and are expected to fulfill that role, face-to-face interaction (or some form of it, self-categorization. Social psychology lecture #12: norms are ways of specifying what are acceptable (or unacceptable) attitudes and behaviours of group members, central vs. general norms. General norms = swearing: what they can and cannot do, expectations, group creates the norms for the members, different groups have different norms. Example: north america; you cannot marry more than one person at a time. : norms are free of reference to interpret the world, provides. Norms give you framework = you know how to behave: for group enhance group identity. : norms serves as social regulation that helps the group run smoothly and. The group regulates it"s members = how we expect you to behave: general norms little bit.
