A theory of norm collapse

IF 1.3 4区社会学 Q3 SOCIOLOGY

Rationality and Society Pub Date : 2020-05-01 DOI:10.1177/1043463120921255

Chien-hang Liu

引用次数: 2

Abstract

How a social norm emerges has been studied extensively. However, how a norm collapses has rarely been addressed in the literature. In this article, extending the theories of norm emergence by Coleman and Axelrod, I propose a theory of norm collapse. This theory specifies one micro mechanism and macro–micro–macro process through which a norm likely decays and eventually collapses. Then, as a test, I use computer simulation to simulate the process of the norm emergence and collapse. The result of the computer simulation demonstrates that the proposed theory has internal logical consistency. Finally, I conclude by discussing some implication of this research.

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规范崩溃理论

社会规范是如何产生的已经被广泛研究。然而，一种规范是如何崩溃的，在文献中很少提及。本文对科尔曼和阿克塞尔罗德的规范涌现理论进行了扩展，提出了规范崩溃理论。该理论规定了一个微观机制和宏观-微观-宏观过程，通过这个过程，规范可能会衰减并最终崩溃。然后，作为测试，我使用计算机模拟来模拟规范出现和崩溃的过程。计算机仿真结果表明，该理论具有内在的逻辑一致性。最后，我讨论了本研究的一些启示。

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Rationality and Society SOCIOLOGY-

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1.50

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期刊介绍： Rationality & Society focuses on the growing contributions of rational-action based theory, and the questions and controversies surrounding this growth. Why Choose Rationality and Society? The trend toward ever-greater specialization in many areas of intellectual life has lead to fragmentation that deprives scholars of the ability to communicate even in closely adjoining fields. The emergence of the rational action paradigm as the inter-lingua of the social sciences is a remarkable exception to this trend. It is the one paradigm that offers the promise of bringing greater theoretical unity across disciplines such as economics, sociology, political science, cognitive psychology, moral philosophy and law.