Book contents
- Chilling Effects
- Praise for Chilling Effects
- Chilling Effects
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part IConventional Chilling Effects Theories and Their Limits
- Part IIA New Understanding
- 3Social Chilling Effects
- 4A Conformity Theory of Chilling Effects
- 5A Taxonomy of Chilling Effects
- Part IIIImplications
- Notes
- Index
3 - Social Chilling Effects
from Part II - A New Understanding
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2025
Book contents
- Chilling Effects
- Praise for Chilling Effects
- Chilling Effects
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part IConventional Chilling Effects Theories and Their Limits
- Part IIA New Understanding
- 3Social Chilling Effects
- 4A Conformity Theory of Chilling Effects
- 5A Taxonomy of Chilling Effects
- Part IIIImplications
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Part II sets out and elaborates a new theory of chilling effects – a conformity theory – a central contribution of the book. Chapter 3, the first chapter in Part II, lays the theoretical and empirical foundation for this new understanding by connecting chilling effects with a broader body of social science and behavioral theory, in particular, research on social influence, like conformity and compliance. The author begins with an illustration of the power of extralegal social surveillance, convention, and norms to police behavior – at times more effective than laws – and the role of conformity and compliance in these contexts.
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- Chilling EffectsRepression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age, pp. 41 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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