title: Individual identity and freedom of choice in the context of environmental and economic conditions.
abstract: Van de Vliert's findings fit nicely with our recent arguments implying that (1) differentiated selfhood is partly motivated by requirements of cultural groups, and (2) free will mainly exists within culture. Some cultural groups promote individual freedom, whereas others constrict it so as to maintain elites' power and privilege. Thus, freedom is, to a great extent, a creation of culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301. baumeister@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/index.html park@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~ehrlingerlab/Park/Park.html ainsworth@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/ainsworth.html.
authors.forename: Roy F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Baumeister
authors.forename: Jina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ainsworth
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors