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- The article talks about how different cultures affect people’s feelings about sharing their opinions and making decisions.
- In "masculine" cultures like the United States, those who are better at something want to speak up and be involved in decisions, while in "feminine" cultures like the Netherlands, those who might be less capable still feel important and valued.
- The researchers did two studies to show how these ideas work in different cultures, and they looked at how changing the focus on competition or nurturing could change how people feel about having a voice.
Article Abstract
In this article, we examine the hypothesis that in masculine cultures or in other contexts that emphasize competitive achievement, those with higher performance capabilities will feel empowered to have input in decisions and, hence, will desire opportunities to voice their opinions about decisions to be made. In contrast, in more feminine cultures or in other contexts that value the importance of nurturing people with lower capability, those with lower capabilities will feel valued as important group members, will feel worthy of receiving voice and, hence, will appreciate voice opportunities. We provide evidence for these predictions in 2 studies, 1 conducted in the United States (a more masculine culture) and 1 in the Netherlands (a more feminine culture). Evidence also comes from experimental conditions in both studies, in which we made salient to participants countercultural norms and values, that is, nurturing the less capable in the United States and competitive achievement in the Netherlands. Implications for the psychology of voice and cross-cultural research are discussed.
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