Unraveling the Mystery of Brazilian Jeitinho: A Cultural Exploration of Social Norms

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-344

  Ferreira, Maria Cristina ^a   Fischer, Ronald ^b   Porto, Juliana Barreiros ^c   Pilati, Ronaldo ^c   Milfont, Taciano L ^b  

^a SALGADO DE OLIVEIRA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian jeitinho; cultural psychology; indigenous psychology; individual norms; intersubjective social norms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CREATIVITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CREATIVENESS; CULTURE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84857174400     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211427148     Document Type: Article

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