Rebels with a cause? How norm violations shape dominance, prestige, and influence granting.

ABSTRACT: Norms play an important role in upholding orderly and well-functioning societies. Indeed, violations of norms can undermine social coordination and stability. Much is known about the antecedents of norm violations, but their social consequences are poorly understood. In particular, it remains unclear when and how norm violators gain or lose influence in groups. Some studies found that norm violators elicit negative responses that curtail their influence in groups, whereas other studies documented positive consequences that enhance violators' influence. We propose that the complex relationship between norm violation and influence can be understood by considering that norm violations differentially shape perceptions of dominance and prestige, which tend to have opposite effects on voluntary

SUBMITTER: van Kleef GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10662731 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature