Rule makers, rule breakers : how culture wires our minds, shapes our nations and drives our differences
Gelfand, Michele J.2018
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Why are clocks in Germany always correct, while those in Brazil are frequently wrong? Why are Singaporeans jailed for selling gum? Why do women in New Zealand have three times the sex of females worldwide? Why was the Daimler-Chrysler merger ill-fated from the start? Curious about the answers to these and other questions, award-winning social psychologist Michele Gelfand has spent two decades studying both tight societies (with clearly stated rules and codes of ethics) and loose societies (more informal communities with weak or ambiguous norms). Putting each under the microscope, she conducted research in more than fifty countries and collaborated with political scientists, neuroscientists, computer scientists, anthropologists, and archaeologists. Her fascinating conclusion: behaviour seems largely dependent on perceived threats.
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Author:
Gelfand, Michele J., author
Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2018.
Collation:
376 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472139238 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306
LC class:
HM621
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2307036
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