The grammar of society
Subtitle: the nature and dynamics of social norms
By: Cristina Bicchieri.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Social norms.
Description: "In The Grammar of Society, Cristina Bicchieri examines social norms, such as fairness, cooperation, and reciprocity, in an effort to understand their nature and dynamics, the expectations that they generate, and how they evolve and change. Drawing on several intellectual traditions and methods, including those of social psychology, experimental economics, and evolutionary game theory, Bicchieri provides an integrated account of how social norms emerge, why and when we follow them, and the situations in which we are most likely to focus on relevant norms."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rules we live by; title: Habits of the mind; title: A taste for fairness; title: Covenants without sword; title: Informational cascades and unpopular norms; title: The evolution of a fairness norm.