Gender norms and social norms: differences, similarities and why they matter in prevention science

Two streams of theory and practice on gender equity have begun to elide. The first is work conducted to change social norms, particularly using theory that emerged from studies in social psychology. The second is work done on gender norms, emerging historically from feminist scholars working to coun...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociology of health & illness Jg. 42; H. 2; S. 407 - 422
Hauptverfasser: Cislaghi, Beniamino, Heise, Lori
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2020
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Schlagworte:
Access
Developing Countries
Fairness
Feminism
Gender differences
Gender equity
Gender Identity
Gender inequality
Gender Norms
Gender roles
Global Health
Health Behavior
Health education
Health Promotion
Health services
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Interventions
Low‐ and middle‐income countries
Mental health services
Occupational segregation
Original
Prevention
Psychology
Social change
Social Norms
Social psychology
Theory
Traditions
Gender Norms
Interventions
social norms
Global Health
Low- and middle-income countries
ISSN:0141-9889, 1467-9566, 1467-9566
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Zusammenfassung:Two streams of theory and practice on gender equity have begun to elide. The first is work conducted to change social norms, particularly using theory that emerged from studies in social psychology. The second is work done on gender norms, emerging historically from feminist scholars working to counter gender inequality. As these two streams of work intersect, conceptual clarity is needed to understand differences and similarities between these two traditions. Increased clarity will improve efforts to address harmful norms and practices. In this article, we review similarities and differences between social and gender norms, reviewing the history of the concepts and identifying key tension points of contrast. We identified six areas of comparison that might be helpful for practitioners working for the promotion of global health as they make sense of social and gender norms. We then offer a definition of gender norms for practitioners and researchers working at the intersection between these two theories. Our definition draws from the two different streams of thought of how norms influence people's actions, acknowledging the double nature of gender norms: beliefs nested in people's minds and embedded in institutions that profoundly affect health‐related behaviours and shape differential access to health services.
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ISSN:0141-9889
1467-9566
1467-9566
DOI:10.1111/1467-9566.13008