cultural psychology

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    Proportion of all vMemes (Spiral Dynamics) by country

    I have finally finished calculating the country ranking for the four main vMemes (levels of consciousness). The purple vMeme does not really apply to developed countries, but rather to animistic tribal societies. The yellow and turquoise vMemes are too rare to included separately, but would...
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    Which countries have the strongest orange vMeme (Spiral Dynamics)?

    For those who aren't familiar with the concept of Spiral Dynamics, please read the introduction. After evaluating the strength of the green vMeme, blue vMeme and red vMeme values by country, here are now the orange vMeme values. The orange meme is associated with personal achivements...
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    Which countries have the strongest red vMeme (Spiral Dynamics)?

    After evaluating the strength of the green vMeme and blue vMeme values by country, here are now the red vMeme values. For those who aren't familiar with the concept of Spiral Dynamics, please read the introduction. The Red vMeme is associated with dominance, power and egocentric behaviour. It...
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    Which countries have the strongest blue vMeme (Spiral Dynamics)?

    I have explained here the concept of Spiral dynamics and the evolution of human cultures. Here is a summary of the 8 stages of consciousness found in human societies. The last two (yellow and turquoise) are still very rare and found in less than 1% of individuals. I recently published a...
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    Happiness Link between post-capitalist culture and higher happiness

    Two years ago we discussed the factors that make some countries happier than others. I wondered why countries with a high level of development like Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, Portugal or Hungary scored relatively low on happiness. Even the United States ranked 18th worldwide...
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    What's the origin of Franco-German formality?

    If there is one thing that distinguishes French and German speakers from English speakers or even other Europeans is their insistence on using formal vous or Sie instead of the informal tu or Du in any situation where two adults aren't on familiar terms (i.e. close friends or family). This...
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    ASD Do some cultures have more Asperger traits ?

    I recently found out that I share many traits of characters with Aspies (people who have Asperger's syndrome). This includes being more honest, outspoken, rational, logical, analytical, perfectionist, conscientious or persistent. My mind also seems to work in a similar way. I am not a big fan of...
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    Social psychologist claims that European individualism originated in wheat farming

    The New Scientist reported last night a theory explaining why Europeans are generally individualists while East Asians are collectivists. According to Thomas Talhelm, a social psychologist the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, rice farming seems to have fostered collective thinking...
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