Culture and Crisis: How Social Norms Explain Differences in COVID-19 Responses around the World

June 23, 2020: Culture and Crisis: How Social Norms Explain Differences in COVID-19 Responses around the World

“Culture” used to be a complicated concept in Japan Studies, but over the past 20 years new research and insights from social psychology have helped us revise our understanding of the role of social norms in structuring patterns of behavior. This has changed research approaches in fields from behavioral economics and political science to international business. Join a conversation with Michele Gelfand, creator of the “tight-loose” framework and author of "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers," on how tight and loose cultures differ, and how these differences translate into how countries cope with COVID-19. Speakers:
-- Michele Gelfand, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park
-- Ulrike Schaede, Professor and Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, GPS UC San Diego
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