Are cultures becoming individualistic? a cross-temporal comparison of individualism-collectivism in the united states and Japan

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-24

  Hamamura, Takeshi ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

cross temporal analysis; culture; heritage; history; individualism collectivism; modernization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055200459     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868311411587     Document Type: Article

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