Social norms, not panic, structure emergency behaviour

Evidence

Sociological normative approaches stress that, in both mundane social situations and emergencies, behaviour is structured by social norms that guide and constrain what people do, ensuring sociality and delimiting individual competition (Aguirre, 2005). Emergent norm theory (Turner & Killian, 1972) suggests that some of these norms are constructed within the emergency itself (Aguirre, Wenger, & Vigo, 1998; Connell, 2001) but also that pre-existing roles and rules continue to operate, even in “extraordinary” events (McPhail, 1991). — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 37

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines emergent norm theory: norms both newly constructed within the emergency and carried over from pre-existing roles.
• XREF: Emergent norm theory’s ‘new norms constructed in the emergency’ parallels the reader’s emergent shared identity theme in Drury et al. — connects to: Mutual helping, not selfish flight, is the dominant emergency behaviour — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 31; Mass emergency behaviour stems from social identity, not panic or irrationality — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 122; The psychological crowd is an adaptive survival resource in emergencies — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 126 (+2 more)

Related

• Mass emergency behaviour stems from social identity, not panic or irrationality (similarity 0.89)
• Mutual helping, not selfish flight, is the dominant emergency behaviour (similarity 0.84)
• Emergencies typically produce mutual aid and orderliness rather than competitive panic. (similarity 0.84)
• Existing social bonds do not always explain emergency collective behaviour (similarity 0.82)
• Shared identity that enables crowd helping often emerges during an emergency rather than pre-existing. (similarity 0.82)
• A shared identity can emerge within a crowd only after an emergency begins. (similarity 0.82)
• Crowds during disasters are a resource for support, not a panic problem. (similarity 0.81)
• People act collectively in emergencies despite being conditioned toward individual self-interest. (similarity 0.81)
• The emergency itself, not an outgroup, can define group boundaries (similarity 0.80)
• Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters (similarity 0.80)
• Shared social identity produces adaptive psychosocial resilience that aids group survival in emergencies. (similarity 0.80)
• The psychological crowd is an adaptive survival resource in emergencies (similarity 0.80)
• Survivor reactions in emergencies spread to others as unintended social influence. (similarity 0.80)
• Mass panic language mostly labels fear, not actual selfish behaviour. (similarity 0.80)
• Shared identity can emerge rapidly during, not before, an emergency. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Mass emergency behaviour stems from social identity, not panic or irrationality #corroborates (0.92) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 122
• Behavioral inconsistency masks consistency with shifting social norms. #expands (0.80)
• The psychological crowd is an adaptive survival resource in emergencies #expands (0.78) — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 126