Understanding Cultural Norms and Social Change

The video explores how cultural norms shape behavior and societal consensus, often without reflection. It highlights the role of artists in challenging these norms and presents a case study from Vietnam, where positive deviance helped solve child malnutrition. The video concludes by emphasizing the importance of enabling conditions for social change.

What is the main consequence of adhering to societal consensus without questioning?

• Establishment of norms reflecting public consensus

• Creation of norms that do not reflect public consensus

• Increased individual freedom

• Reduction in societal norms

What are 'collective illusions' as described in the video?

• Norms that are widely accepted and true

• Norms that are challenged and changed

• Norms that are created by experts

• Norms that are upheld by people but do not reflect true values

How do cultural norms help the brain?

• By creating new norms

• By increasing energy expenditure

• By making life unpredictable

• By reducing energy expenditure

Why are cultural norms often not questioned?

• Because they are deeply ingrained and go unchallenged

• Because they are seen as arbitrary

• Because they are new

• Because they are always true

What role do artists play in society according to the video?

• They conform to societal norms

• They ignore societal norms

• They challenge and question societal norms

• They create new norms

How can art lead to the disintegration of outdated norms?

• By reinforcing existing norms

• By ignoring societal values

• By creating confusion

• By encouraging discussion and reflection

What was the key to solving child malnutrition in Vietnam?

• Top-down expert solutions

• Positive Deviance approach

• Increasing food supply

• Ignoring cultural norms

What did the 'Positive Deviance' approach involve?

• Creating new norms without community input

• Ignoring successful behaviors

• Implementing expert-driven solutions

• Finding and replicating successful behaviors within the community

Why did some mothers in Vietnam feed their children shrimp secretly?

• Because shrimp were considered harmful by cultural norms

• Because shrimp were expensive

• Because shrimp were not nutritious

• Because shrimp were unavailable

What is the main reason 'Positive Deviance' seems unusual?

• It is a new concept

• It ignores cultural norms

• It challenges expert-driven approaches

• It relies on top-down solutions