ABSTRACT

Societies and groups attribute greater value to some behaviours and some judgments. These 'norms' are what is most important for understanding how behaviours and judgments are socially regulated. The approach presented examines in particular the social foundations of our judgments.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction

The concept of norm

chapter 1|21 pages

Conformity and deviance

chapter 3|24 pages

The procedures of measure

Questionnaires and scales

chapter 4|29 pages

Sociocognitive development

Acquisition of the normativeness of internality

chapter 7|13 pages

Knowledge of general social norms

Normative clearsightedness