About this course: This course is Part 2 of the Social Norms, Social Change series. In this course, we will examine social change, the tools we may use to enact change, and put into practice all we have learned in Part 1. See Social Norms, Social Change Part I at this link: https://coursera.org/learn/norms This course covers scripts and schemas, the cognitive structures in which social expectations are embedded, and their relationship with social norms. The course then examines the essentials of norm abandonment, including the relations between personal beliefs and social expectations. We will also evaluate existing intervention strategies, including legal reforms, information campaigns, economic incentives, and group deliberations. Finally, we look at a variety of tools policy makers may use to effect change, highlight the role of trendsetters in social change, and explore the conditions under which they can be successful. The course is a joint Penn-UNICEF project." Please see the following link for a 30% discount on the book that accompanies this course: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780190622053/?cc=us&lang=en&promocode=AAFLYG6
Taught by: Cristina Bicchieri, S. J. Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics
Department of Philosophy
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 2-3 hours of work per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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- Video: Introduction
- Video: 9.1
- Video: 9.2
- Reading: What are schemas?
- Video: 9.3
- Video: 9.4
- Reading: What are scripts?
- Reading: Example of Scripts and Schemas
- Video: 9.5
- Video: 9.6
- Video: 9.7
- Reading: Models of Schema Change
- Video: 9.8
- Discussion Prompt: Schemas in practice
- Video: Introduction
- Video: 10.1
- Reading: Social norms arising from descriptive norms
- Video: 10.2
- Video: 10.3
- Video: 10.4
- Reading: Latrine use: a case study in norm creation
- Video: 10.5
- Discussion Prompt: Norm change in practice
- Reading: Social norms arising to solve a collective action problem
- Video: Introduction
- Video: 11.1
- Video: 11.2
- Video: 11.3.1
- Video: 11.3.2
- Video: 11.3.3
- Video: 11.4
- Video: 11.5
- Video: 11.6
- Video: 11.7.1
- Video: 11.7.2
- Video: 11.8.1
- Video: 11.8.2
- Discussion Prompt: Norm Abandonment in Practice
- Video: Introduction
- Video: 12.1
- Video: 12.2.1
- Video: 12.2.2
- Video: 12.3.1
- Video: 12.3.2
- Video: 12.4
- Video: 12.5
- Video: 12.6
- Video: 12.7
- Discussion Prompt: Trendsetters in Practice
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The content of the course was quite informative and it conveyed its content clearly. It was a nice overview of what social norms, and social change are without being overwhelming. I recommend this course to anyone interested in how some NGO's like UNICEF work and how they astrive for norm changes within the communities that they work with. It provided great examples and further readings to anyone interested more in the topic.
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This course is outstanding . I love it and i haven't been boring of any section of it..
It is good to know how can one social norm can effects the community and how can we avoid doing it
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