Micro-Macro Dynamics of the Cultural Construction of Reality: A Niche Construction Approach to Culture

Advances in Culture and Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Yamagishi, Toshio ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Cooperation; Cultural agent; Default strategy; Game player; Institution; Mutual monitoring; Niche construction; Preference; Self fulfilling prophesy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921550589     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380392.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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