Differences between tight and loose cultures : a 33-nation study

With data from 33 nations, we illustrate the differences between cultures that are tight (have many strong norms and a low tolerance of deviant behavior) versus loose (have weak social norms and a high tolerance of deviant behavior). Tightness-looseness is part of a complex, loosely integrated multi...

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Main Author: Gelfand, Michele J. (author)
Other Authors: Raver, Jana L. (author), Nishii, Lisa (author), Leslie, Lisa M. (author), Lun, Janetta (author), Lim, Beng Chong (author), Duan, Lili (author), Almaliach, Assaf (author), Ang, Soon (author), Arnadottir, Jakobina (author), Aycan, Zeynep (author), Boehnke, Klaus (author), Boski, Pawel (author), Cabecinhas, Rosa (author), Chan, Darius (author), Chhokar, Jagdeep (author), D’Amato, Alessia (author), Ferrer, Montse (author), Fischlmayr, Iris C. (author), Fischer, Ronald (author), Fulop, Marta (author), Georgas, James (author), Kashima, Emiko S. (author), Kashima, Yoshishima (author), Kim, Kibum (author), Lempereur, Alain (author), Marquez, Patricia (author), Othman, Rozhan (author), Overlaet, Bert (author), Panagiotopoulou, Penny (author), Peltzer, Karl (author), Perez-Florizno, Lorena R. (author), Ponomarenko, Larisa (author), Realo, Anu (author), Schei, Vidar (author), Schmitt, Manfred (author), Smith, Peter B. (author), Soomro, Nazar (author), Szabo, Erna (author), Taveesin, Nalinee (author), Toyama, Midori (author), Vliert, Evert van de (author), Vohra, Naharika (author), Ward, Colleen (author), Yamaguchi, Susumu (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Cultural diversity
Social norms
Tightness-looseness
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/16159
Country:Portugal
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