An intersubjective consensus approach to culture: The role of intersubjective norms versus cultural self in cultural processes

Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 79-91

  Wan, Ching ^a   Chiu, Chi Yue ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84904783932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781441605054     Document Type: Chapter

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