Culture and Compliance
Michele discusses how cultural tightness or looseness influences people's responses to rules, especially during crises like quarantines. The difficulty in adapting to new restrictions highlights the challenge of shifting cultural programming. Shankar emphasizes the struggle of transitioning from a loose to a tight mindset when faced with authoritative directives, revealing a paradox in human behavior regarding compliance and liberty.In this clip
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Playing Tight And Loose
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Are there certain types of people who are more sensitive to the need for specific contextual cues to execute a routine, while others are more flexible in their requirements for executing a routine or habit, as discussed in the episode Mindscape 62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People and the clip Tightness in Occupations?
Are there certain types of people who are more sensitive to the need for specific contextual cues to execute a routine, while others are more flexible in their requirements for executing a routine or habit, as discussed in the episode Mindscape 62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People and the clip Cultural Intelligence?
I have a question about the episode Mindscape 62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People and the clip Cultural Intelligence. Are there certain types of people who are more sensitive to the need for specific contextual cues to execute a routine, while others are more flexible in their requirements for executing a routine or habit, as discussed in the episode and the clip Tightness in Occupations?