People have a folk theory of social change (FTSC). A typical Western FTSC stipulates that as a society becomes more industrialized, it undergoes a natural course of social change, in which a communal society marked by communal relationships becomes a qualitatively different, agentic society where market-based exchange relationships prevail. People use this folk theory to predict a society’s fut...

On the basis of evolutionary game theory, it was hypothesized that humans have an evolved cognitive specialization for reasoning about social exchange, including a subroutine for detecting cheaters. This hypothesis led to a specific prediction: Although humans are known to be poor at detecting potential violations of conditional rules in general, they should nevertheless detect them easily when...

Many researchers have underlined the benefits of student mobility in strengthening their communication skills. Studying a foreign language and fostering knowledge about behavioural attitudes are most common research cases. One major issues mobility, by its very nature, is that it implies significant travel accommodation costs. Virtual or Exchange (VE), can be introduced as proactive alternative...

Public health is a human right that transcends borders yet is defined by socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural differences. In other words, it is connected to a nation’s development. Mexico and the United States share a 3,326km border that includes 4 US and 6 Mexican border states, more than 20 border crossing points, and an intensive economic, cultural, and commercial exchange (1). Concerte...

For many years, ~igdem Kagltr;lba§l has played a prominent role in cross-cultural developmental psychology; she has influenced my own research in this field through her writings and presentations, and by personal exchange. During various meetings she contributed to our joint efforts to make the ongoing Value of Childrel:! study possible, and her commitment to cross-cultural research was always ...

As globalization steams ahead, China continues to open its borders and interact with the rest of the world. Along with the obvious industrial and economical exchange in ideas, the cultural impact of this phenomenon is also becoming apparent. Unfortunately, Chinese are often seen as impolite or even rude by individuals of other cultures. This paper studies cultural and linguistic expectations, a...

Cultural appropriation is often mentioned but undertheorized in critical rhetorical and media studies. Defined as the use of a culture’s symbols, artifacts, genres, rituals, or technologies by members of another culture, cultural appropriation can be placed into 4 categories: exchange, dominance, exploitation, and transculturation. Although each of these types can be understood as relevant to p...

In this study, we consider the consensus problem for a group of second-order agents interacting under a fixed, undirected communication topology. Communication lines are affected by two rationally independent delays. The first delay is assumed to be in the position information channels, whereas the second delay is in the velocity information exchange. The delays are assumed to be large and unif...