Authors
Adam B Cohen, Michael EW Varnum
Publication date
2016/4/1
Source
Current Opinion in Psychology
Volume
8
Pages
5-9
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Highlights
- Ethnicity or nationality are not the only forms of culture.
- In some ways other forms of culture have psychological consequences parallel to those of ethnicity/nationality, in other ways they may have unique effects.
- Working class culture is linked to more interdependence, holistic thinking, empathy, and vigilance.
- Regional cultures vary in emphasis on honor, individualism, conformity, and tightness–looseness.
- Religious cultures differ in attribution, cognition, work style, and moral judgment.
In this article we seek to further broaden the focus of the psychological study of cultural differences beyond the predominant focus on ethnicity and nationality. We highlight ways that other forms of culture, including social class, region, and religion, sometimes have psychological consequences that parallel those of ethnicity and nationality, and are sometimes more unique. For example, we review recent work that working class …
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AB Cohen, MEW Varnum - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2016