Culture's Constraints: International Differences in the Strength of Social Norms

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 420-424

  Gelfand, Michele J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; ecology; situational strength; social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870754646     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721412460048     Document Type: Article

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