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1 October 2015

Why do people do what they do? A social norms manual for Zimbabwe and Swaziland

Author: Cristina Bicchieri, Penn Social Norms Training and Consulting Group
Published by: UNICEF Innocenti
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This guide, by UNICEF's office for research - Innocenti, together with the Penn Social Norms Training and Consulting Group, provide some background into social norm and gender norm theory in the context of a wider study on the drivers of violence affecting children.

Tags:
Normative change
Countries / Regions:
Zimbabwe, Swaziland

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