Stepping aside for elderly persons in American versus east-Asian cultures.
In the current study, younger (15-30 years of age) and older (60+ years of age) Asian-American and European-American individuals (N = 160) were observed as they approached someone of the same ethnic group on a walkway at a city market. The interaction was recorded if one stepped aside and let the other pass. Younger Asian-Americans tended to step aside for older Asian-Americans. No such trend was observed among European-Americans. Results were discussed in terms of cultural values.
Baker
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BL
University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
Hewitt
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008923:Missouri; D012919:Social Behavior; D012945:Social Values