World-Wide Assessment Determines Differences in Cultures

World-Wide Assessment Determines Differences in Cultures
Thu, 26 May 2011 13:30:00 -0500

Conflicts and misunderstandings frequently arise between individuals from different cultures. But what makes cultures different; what makes one more restrictive and another less so?

A new international study led by the University of Maryland and supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences offers insights that may help explain such cultural differences and bridge the gaps between them.

Published in the May 27 issue of the journal ...

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