Do you get your principles from your parents — or in spite of them? Is there anything wrong with valuing conformity? And why doesn’t McDonald’s sell salads?
SOURCES:
Erika James), dean of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Olivia Rodrigo), singer-songwriter.
Shalom Schwartz), professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Thomas Talhelm), professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
RESOURCES:
"Measuring Trends in Americans' Personal Values)," by Frank Newport (*Gallup, *2023).
"America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds)," by Aaron Zitner (*The Wall Street Journal, *2023).
"What Really Happened To McDonald's McSalad Shakers)," by Colin McCandless (*Mashed, *2023).
"Personal Values Across Cultures)," by Lilach Sagiv and Shalom H. Schwartz (*Annual Review of Psychology, *2022).
"Moving Chairs in Starbucks: Observational Studies Find Rice-Wheat Cultural Differences in Daily Life in China)," by Thomas Talhelm, Xuemin Zhang, and Shigehiro Oishi (*Science Advances, *2018).
"Large-Scale Psychological Differences Within China Explained by Rice Versus Wheat Agriculture)," by Thomas Talhelm, Xuemin Zhang, Shigehiro Oishi, Shinobu Kitayama, et al. (*Science, *2014).
"An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values)," by Shalom Schwartz (*Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, *2012).
The Short Schwartz’s Value Survey), from "Measuring values with the Short Schwartz's Value Survey," by Marjaana Lindeman and Markku Verkasalo (*Journal of Personality Assessment, *2005).
EXTRAS:
"Should You Get Out of Your Comfort Zone?)" by *No Stupid Questions *(2024).
"How Sinful Are 'No Stupid Questions' Listeners?)" by *No Stupid Questions *(2023).
"hope ur ok)," song by Olivia Rodrigo (Sour, 2021).