2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Maintaining cultural values and individual preference
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23730582
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHII Keiko 神戸大学, 人文学研究科, 准教授 (10344532)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 文化 / 文化的産物 / 価値 / 選好 / 文化化 / 発達 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study examined how cultural values of harmony and uniqueness are represented in and maintained through colorings of geometric patterns and how individuals play an active role in selecting and maintaining such cultural values. It found that colorings produced by European-American adults and children were judged as more unique, whereas colorings produced by Japanese adults and children were judged as more harmonious, reflecting cultural differences in values. Harmony undergirded Japanese participants' preferences for colorings, whereas uniqueness undergirded European-American participants' preferences for colorings. Moreover, bicultural participants' preferences acculturated according to their identification with their host culture. Furthermore, child rearers gave feedback about the children' s colorings that were consistent with their culture' s values. These findings suggest that colorings can embody cultural values that are socialized and reinforced from an early age.
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[Journal Article] Individual differences in reproductive strategy are related to views about recreational drug in Belgium, the Netherlands and Japan2013
Author(s)
Quintelier, K. J. P., Ishii, K., Weeden, J., Kurzban, R., Braeckman, J.
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Journal Title
useHuman Nature
Volume: 24
Pages: 196-217
Peer Reviewed
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