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Choosing Models of Society and Social Norms
Adolfo Critto
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Choosing Models of Society and Social Norms offers an innovative approach to social norms and decision-making that encourages the identification of social norms, along with their causes and consequences. Adolfo Critto points out that social norms condition behavior, but are also conditioned by human decisions. He notes that social norms generally only provide partial and temporary solutions to human needs and problems, so must be critically analyzed in order to understand their relationship to decision making. Critto approaches this relationship through "sacred" (focused on transcendent ends) and "expedient" (focused on efficient means) value orientations, warning that a one-sided focus on ... Read more
Choosing Models of Society and Social Norms offers an innovative approach to social norms and decision-making that encourages the identification of social norms, along with their causes and consequences. Adolfo Critto points out that social norms condition behavior, but are also conditioned by human decisions. He notes that social norms generally only provide partial and temporary solutions to human needs and problems, so must be critically analyzed in order to understand their relationship to decision making. Critto approaches this relationship through "sacred" (focused on transcendent ends) and "expedient" (focused on efficient means) value orientations, warning that a one-sided focus on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761814542
SKU
V9780761814542
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99-15
About Adolfo Critto
Adolfo Critto is President of the Foundation for the Quality of Decision and Life, and is a former Professor of Social Research Methods, Social Development Policy, and Social Psychology at National University of Córdoba in Argentina. He is also the author of Overcoming Modern Confusion (University Press of America, 1999).
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