Roots and Wings Complement or Oppose One Another ?

For centuries in Western civilization, politicians, economists, psychologists and laypeople alike have assumed that the desirability of individual choice was inherent in humankind. From Mill to Locke, from Rousseau to Jefferson, choice has been hailed as an inalienable human right-an essential human need . . . . Might our theories of motivation require modification among people whose fundamental values are fate, duty, and the pursuit of interdependence [versus life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness]. -IYENGAR AND LEPPER (1999, p. 364)