ABSTRACT
Gagnon and Simon (1973) defined the script concept as ‘the organization of mutually shared conventions that allows two or more actors to participate in a complete act involving mutual dependence’. Scripts have three major dimensions (Gagnon and Simon, 1973; Simon and Gagnon, 1986). Interpersonal scripts refer to shared expectations about the standard sequences of behaviour over a period of time. Intrapsychic scripts are the motivational elements that produce arousal or at least a commitment to a behavioural sequence and which give meaning to this behaviour. Cultural scenarios are the social norms and values that influence interpersonal and intrapsychic scripts.
