A case of shifting moral standards: how biculturalism shapes morality = 道德標準的改變 : 雙文化背景如何影響道德 ; 道德標準的改變: 雙文化背景如何影響道德 ; CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection ; case of shifting moral standards: how biculturalism shapes morality = Dao de biao zhun de gai bian : shuang wen hua bei jing ru he ying xiang dao de ; Dao de biao zhun de gai bian: shuang wen hua bei jing ru he ying xiang dao de

Morality has long been thought of as individual, stable and resistant to change. However, recent developments within Cultural Psychology suggest otherwise, by showing that contextual influences may shape people’s judgments. I suggest that culture is one of the most powerful contextual influences because of its long term nature in shaping people’s cognitions, behaviors, perceptions and feelings. Therefore, by combining the theoretical frameworks of the Social Categorization Theory and the Dynamic Constructivist Approach, I conducted three studies to investigate if biculturalism can result in th... Mehr ...