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Nearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to ecological factors – new research

  • Written by Alexandra Wormley, Ph.D. Student in Social Psychology, Arizona State University
imageHow much of a culture could be due to things like the grain it traditionally grew?Visoot Uthairam/Moment via Getty Images

In some parts of the world, the rules are strict; in others they are far more lax. In some places, people are likely to plan for the future, while in others people are more likely to live in the moment. In some societies people...

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