APS
31st APS Annual Convention
Where Does Culture Come From and Why Does It Change? Advances in Cultural Theory
Decades of cultural psychology research has shown that people across cultures think differently. But what are the roots causes of those differences? From Native North Americans to Mao-era collective farms in remote northern China, four talks report new findings on what causes cultures to differ or change over time.
Chairs & Discussants
- Thomas TalhelmChair
University of Chicago
Presentations
- Self-Assertive Interdependence in Arab CultureAlvaro San Martin
- Chinese Farmers Assigned to Plant Rice More Interdependent Than Wheat Farmers Thomas Talhelm
- Understanding Cultural Persistence and ChangeNathan Nunn
- Farming Cultivates a Community-Level Shared Culture through Collective ActivitiesYukiko Uchida
