Introducing the Social Norms Atlas: A compass for social norms across sectors

Organiser:
Social Norms Learning Collaborative

Location:
Online

Contact:
[email protected]

The purpose of this webinar was to introduce the Social Norms Atlas, a new resource produced by the Learning Collaborative to Advance Normative Change. The Atlas features illustrative examples of related social norms, attitudes, behaviours, and resources for researchers and practitioners across ten sectors.

The webinar opened with an introduction to the Atlas followed by brief presentations from three featured sectors, and preview findings from a cross-sector analysis on underlying meta-norms. After these presentations, we opened the floor for a participant-driven panel discussion where participants put their questions to our presenters and discuss implications as a group. This webinar introduced a valuable resource on social norms to global development researchers and practitioners working on behaviour change and/or norm-shifting programming.

Launch event recording (in English)

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Webinar slides

Background:

Social norms matter because they influence behaviour and often reinforce discrimination and social and gender inequities. When sustaining or shifting behaviour is a programme goal, researchers and practitioners need to understand how norms relate to behaviours in order to develop and implement effective programmes. The Social Norms Atlas provides a set of illustrative social norms pertaining to ten development sectors to assist users in translating social norms-related concepts into practical applications.

Key questions addressed in this webinar:

What is the Social Norms Atlas?
What content is featured in the atlas sectors?
How can researchers and practitioners use this new tool in their work?
What are some key social norms, attitudes and behaviours in three sectors?
What are some of the meta-norms identified across these sectors?

Événement de lancement (en espagnol)

El propósito de este seminario web fue presentar el Social Norms Atlas, un nuevo recurso producido por Social Norms Learning Collaborative. El Atlas presenta ejemplos ilustrativos de normas sociales, actitudes, comportamientos y recursos relacionados para investigadores y profesionales en diez sectores.

El seminario web comenzó con una introducción al Atlas seguida de breves presentaciones de tres sectores destacados y una vista previa de los hallazgos de un análisis intersectorial sobre las metanormas subyacentes. Este seminario web presentó un recurso valioso sobre las normas sociales para los investigadores y profesionales del desarrollo global que trabajan en el cambio de comportamiento y/o la programación del cambio de normas.