I’d guess that such status lowering mainly benefits in communicating desired social norms to bystanders. I’m not sure we can expect those whose status is lowered to accept the social norm, or at least not right away.
In general, I’m very uncertain about the best way to persuade people that they could stand to shape up.
I’d guess that such status lowering mainly benefits in communicating desired social norms to bystanders. I’m not sure we can expect those whose status is lowered to accept the social norm, or at least not right away.
In general, I’m very uncertain about the best way to persuade people that they could stand to shape up.