Morality is in the Cultural Eye of the Beholder: A Situation Sampling Study

Author:

Matsuo Akiko1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Project Assistant Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo https://dx.doi.org/13143 Tokyo Japan

Abstract

Abstract Shweder et al. (1997) proposed the three domains of morality: Autonomy, Community, and Divinity. This study used situation sampling to explore how people from Japan and the U.S. interpret moral transgressions provided in their own and another cultural context. Specifically, the analysis tested whether participants with one cultural background recognize culturally congruent moral transgressions as violations more frequently and feel more harshly towards them than culturally incongruent domains. Furthermore, the extent of evocation caused by the home and another culture was investigated. This study asked 102 Japanese and 168 U.S. participants to judge which domain would be primarily involved in each transgression and to rate their wrongness. Participants showed a higher perceived magnitude of transgressions in culturally valued domains provided by in-group than outside members. Cross-cultural differences in morality and future directions are discussed.

Funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Publisher

Brill

Subject

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Cultural Studies,Social Psychology

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