Individualism and good works: Cultural variation in giving and volunteering across the United States

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-344

  Kemmelmeier, Markus ^a   Jambor, Edina E ^a   Letner, Joyce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Culture; Individualism; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645696530     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022106286927     Document Type: Article

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