This chapter introduces readers to a basic model and framework with which to understand
how human cultures influence, and are influenced by, psychological processes and …

The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp
communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species If a chimpanzee …

A major obstacle for the design of rigorous, reproducible studies in moral psychology is the
lack of suitable stimulus sets. Here, we present the Socio-Moral Image Database (SMID), the …

Patriotism and nationalism represent distinct forms of national attachment that often predict
divergent attitudes. However, various combinations of high/low patriotism and nationalism …

Germany is often cited as a paradigmatic case for an ethnic model of nationalism but in
recent years introduced many civic elements into its citizenship policies. The goal of the …

Abstract System justification is a widely researched topic in social and political psychology.
One major measurement instrument in system justification research is the General System …

This paper explores how group preferences develop among children living in the post-
conflict context of Kosovo and how this development shapes children's willingness to be …

I submit the need to establish a comparative study of societies, namely groups beyond a
simple, immediate family that have the potential to endure for generations, whose …

This book offers an outline of the foundations of a theory of constitutional semiotics. It
provides a systematic account of the concept of constitutional semiotics and its role in the …

Patriotism—as an ambivalent attitude towards the nation—has less exclusionary
characteristics than nationalism and regional identification, because it does not require …