Individualism and the extended-self: cross-cultural differences in the valuation of authentic objects.

The current studies examine how valuation of authentic items varies as a function of culture. We find that U.S. respondents value authentic items associated with individual persons (a sweater or an artwork) more than Indian respondents, but that both cultures value authentic objects not associated w...

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Main Authors: Nathalia L Gjersoe, George E Newman, Vladimir Chituc, Bruce Hood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3962328?pdf=render