Closure in social relations is necessary for effective norms to emerge

Evidence

One property of social relations on which effective norms depend is what I will call closure. In general, one can say that a necessary but not sufficient condition for the emergence of effective norms is action that imposes external effects on others — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 114

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the ‘closure’ concept, which is precisely the structural condition the reader is testing against Sciascia’s Sicily.
• XREF: Name-anchors the definition that the reader’s whole analytical framing turns on — the mechanism by which dense networks enforce third-party non-cooperation. — connects to: Effective parenting norms depend on closure across generations between families — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 121; Effective community norms constrain behavior and suppress beneficial innovation — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 110; Individual motives become social only through forms of mutual interaction — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 194 (+5 more)

Related

• Effective parenting norms depend on closure across generations between families (similarity 0.83)
• Effective norms depend on structural properties beyond any single actor’s control. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Effective parenting norms depend on closure across generations between families #exemplifies (0.92) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 121
• Social possibility rests on well-founded expectations about others’ conduct #corroborates (0.90)
• Effective community norms constrain behavior and suppress beneficial innovation #qualifies (0.82) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 110
• Individual motives become social only through forms of mutual interaction #expands (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 194