AMONG THE TOPICS usually covered in introductory sociology courses, culture may be the most far-reaching and immediately relevant. Not only do cultural concerns cut across virtually every other topic in introductory courses, but the increasing diversity of the American population and the trend toward globalization demand that students understand the challenges and rewards inherent in cross-cult...

OBJECTIVES Cultural variability (CV) is introduced as an overlooked dimension of cultural identity development pertaining to emphasizing and de-emphasizing the influence of a single cultural identity (i.e., cultural influence [CI]) on daily interactions and behaviors. The Cultural IDentity Influence Measure (CIDIM) is introduced as a novel measure of CI and CV, and hypothesis-driven validation ...

In recent years, far from arguing that evolutionary approaches to our own species permit us to describe the fundamental character of human nature, a prominent group of cultural evolutionary theorists has instead argued that the very idea of 'human nature' is one we should reject. It makes no sense, they argue, to speak of human nature in opposition to human culture. The very same sceptical argu...

In the last ten years, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented (AR) technologies have been rapidly developed as a means to distribute digital content disseminate organizations worldwide. Cultural industry adopted these applications of strategic development in world order “internationalize” their audience. Moreover, offered opportunity reshape whole by enriching (physical digital) visitors’ experienc...

Across the lifespan, individuals act to achieve desired goals as agents of their own development. A central means for goal attainment is self-regulation – modifying internal processes and behavior to reach one’s goals. Recently, self-regulation has become a topic of intensive research in psychology, with focuses on education, intergroup processes, and consumer behavior. Individuals differ in th...