What Are Norms? : A Study of Beliefs and Action in a Maya Community
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0521205360
ISBN-13
9780521205368
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 25th, 1975
Print length
222 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Product Classification:
Anthropology
Ksh 4,100.00
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What are Norms? challenges the traditional Parsonian theory of the basis of social order.
What are Norms? challenges the traditional Parsonian theory of the basis of social order and proposes a theoretical perspective that emphasises shared definitions of reality rather than personal motivation. The book begins by describing conceptions of good and bad in a Maya community. Then it explores how such normative beliefs relate to the actions of individuals and the organisation of society. Parsons'' theory is not supported by previous research on attitudes and behaviour. The final chapter describes a new theoretical approach to norms and society that provides a better explanation of how people''s norms relate to their actions and how norms change.
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