Questions About Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: Tight and Loose Cultures and the Secret Signals that Direct Our Lives

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Do you think the usage of word TIGHT rather than controlling and non controlling culture or parents was far better?

Eugene Kernes As the author mentioned, different cultures had different expressions for tight and loose, which other authors have also studies and codified differen…moreAs the author mentioned, different cultures had different expressions for tight and loose, which other authors have also studies and codified differently. Tight and loose appear to be neutral terms which seem more acceptable than choosing alternatives. In this case, controlling maybe too political in individualist countries to accept it in terms of the benefits of cohesion, while seeing all the problems with control that leads to tyranny. Tight does not invoke coercion as the term control does. (less)

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