In our review, we explore two different flavors of social norms: strength and stability. These two fundamental features are crucial for understanding norm change and designing effective interventions. Strong norms, which significantly influence behavior and are widely adopted, and stable norms, which endure over time, are essential for group coordination and addressing collective challenges. Using game theory, we discuss what constitutes norms' strength, drawing on Bicchieri's framework and tightness-looseness theory. Using the game-theoretic notion of evolutionary stable states, we also differentiate between strength and stability, listing possible enforcement mechanisms like punishment, gossip, and perceived legitimacy. Here we argue that stability is not a mere consequence of strength but a different feature of norms that is separate but linked. We conclude by highlighting the need for a theoretical definition of stability, incorporating various mechanisms from the literature to provide a robust theoretical framework for future research on social norms.

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标准强度和标准稳定性


在我们的评论中，我们探讨了两种不同类型的社会规范：力量和稳定性。这两个基本特征对于理解规范变化和设计有效的干预措施至关重要。强有力的规范对行为有重大影响并被广泛采用，稳定的规范会随着时间的推移而持续存在，这对于群体协调和应对集体挑战至关重要。使用博弈论，我们借鉴了 Bicchieri 的框架和紧密-松散理论，讨论了构成规范强度的因素。使用进化稳定状态的博弈论概念，我们还区分了强度和稳定性，列出了可能的执行机制，如惩罚、八卦和感知合法性。在这里，我们认为稳定性不仅仅是力量的结果，而是规范的不同特征，它是独立但相互关联的。最后，我们强调了稳定性理论定义的必要性，结合了文献中的各种机制，为未来社会规范的研究提供了一个强大的理论框架。