Kinship Intensity and the Use of Mental States in Moral Judgement Across Societies

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 41(5) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 415-429 •
By Curtin, Cameron M. , Barrett, H. Clark, Bolyanatz, Alexander, Crittenden, Alyssa N., Fessler, Daniel M.T., Fitzpatrick, Simon, Gurven, Michael, Kanovsky, Martin, Kushnick, Geoff, Laurence, Stephen, Pisor, Anne C., Scelza, Brooke, Stich, Stephen, von Rueden, Christopher, Henrich, Joseph

Abstract

Why do researchers see cross-cultural variations in the use of mental states during moral judgements? These researchers examined the relationship between this use and kinship intensity which has previously only been used for WEIRD (Western, Educated, Rich, & Democratic (WEIRD) societies. Although their data set was fairly small, their findings outline promising avenues of future investigations and hint toward a significant negative relationship. This article also identifies additional independent variables to be investigated more in depth in the future.
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