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The Signaling Model Of Social Norms: Further Thoughts, Eric A. Posner
The Signaling Model Of Social Norms: Further Thoughts, Eric A. Posner
University of Richmond Law Review
One of the most notable trends in legal scholarship is the explosion of writing on social norms. Just a few years ago one might have argued that the scholarship was marginal, of interest to only a handful of law professors, but expressions of skepticism about the value of this scholarship have become rare. At the same time, it would be wrong to say that "law and social norms" ("LSN") is a movement or school within legal scholarship: the writings about this topic are too diverse, and there is little of that sense of forward movement that is characteristic of more …
Predicting Defection, Elmer J. Shaefer
Predicting Defection, Elmer J. Shaefer
University of Richmond Law Review
Eric Posner's cooperation theory of social norms develops from rational choice theory an austere and powerful explanation of why people comply with social norms. He illustrates his theory with subtle analysis of a number of legal issues. The book will help anyone influenced by law and economics to incorporate into her thinking the work in sociology, psychology, and ethics that bears on human behavior. Most readers will find applications for Posner's theory.