Think about everything that happens before you even reach lunchtime. A family may help children prepare for school, teachers begin classes, employees arrive at workplaces, businesses exchange goods, healthcare workers treat patients, and local authorities manage roads, public spaces, and services. These activities may seem separate, but they are connected through social institutions. Social institutions … Read more
Imagine walking into a crowded elevator. Nobody gives you instructions, yet you probably face the door, avoid standing too close to strangers, keep your voice reasonably low, and wait until people exit before trying to enter. Why? Most of those behaviours are not laws. They are examples of social norms-the unwritten expectations that influence how … Read more
Think about an ordinary day. You wake up in a home built by people you probably never met, travel on roads maintained by public services, buy food produced by farmers and businesses, communicate through technology, and follow rules that help millions of people live alongside one another. All of these connections are part of something … Read more