The Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention will held a 2-day public workshop on October 29-30, 2015 to explore the cultural and social norms that underlie the acceptance of ...

How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. In the study, ...

Children across the globe engage in a constellation of behaviors that support cooperation, an action critical to the survival of the human species, a team of Boston College researchers report today in ...

This is the second of a three-part series on The Rise of a Culture of Censorship. The first post was on censorship by authorities, including the government. Censorship involves shutting people up and ...

This post was written by Masumi Pradhan, a second-year BSc Applied Psychology student at NMIMS, Mumbai. Marriages, as social institutions, are almost always profoundly influenced by cultural norms and ...

As our unwritten social constructs change and evolve over time, as a 2024 study suggests, there's certainly expectations and social norms that no longer serve our collective well-being, but rather, ...

We often assume that how we respond to a rude comment says something stable about us: our personality, our culture, even the ...

As digital convenience and radical inclusivity reshape how we interact, the traditional etiquette manual is being rewritten, ...

Researchers simulated social norms with a supercomputer. Their findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the evolution of social norms and their role in fostering cooperative behavior.

Discover the essential unwritten rules and cultural expectations that define daily life in Japan to ensure a respectful and seamless travel experience. From the nuances of public dining and ...

The digital revolution has made the clichéd "six degrees of separation" feel more like three or four degrees. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, businesses are reaching beyond domestic ...

Business interactions rely on communication. Cross-cultural business was once reserved for large corporations, but in today’s global economy, many small and medium-sized businesses face a critical ...