Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b...
by sradman on Monday February 01, 2021 @06:54AM
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The article is written by Michele J. Gelfand [1]:
> a cultural psychologist, best known for being an expert on tightness–looseness theory, which explains variations in the strength of social norms and punishments across human groups.
The Lancet published the associated paper The relationship between cultural tightness–looseness and COVID-19 cases and deaths: a global analysis [2].
Singapore and Taiwan are interesting cases because of their proximity and connectedness to the initial outbreak in Wuhan. Comparing the Anglo FiveEyes seems appropriate as well but many of the differences tend to be technical (e.g. geography) rather than social.
> a cultural psychologist, best known for being an expert on tightness–looseness theory, which explains variations in the strength of social norms and punishments across human groups.
The Lancet published the associated paper The relationship between cultural tightness–looseness and COVID-19 cases and deaths: a global analysis [2].
Singapore and Taiwan are interesting cases because of their proximity and connectedness to the initial outbreak in Wuhan. Comparing the Anglo FiveEyes seems appropriate as well but many of the differences tend to be technical (e.g. geography) rather than social.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_J._Gelfand
[2] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5...