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This article explores research surrounding cultural differences in punishment. Punishment, a costly social process, is widely understood to be universal and free from cultural bias but recent research shows otherwise pointing differences based on culture not only in the social policies relating to punishment but also in the associated beliefs and decisions surrounding it.
Breakups are tough. The end of a relationship can feel like you’re on an emotional roller coaster without a seat belt! While each individual experiences heartbreak on a widely varied scale, there are some underlying aspects of a breakup that are more or less universal. The psychology and science behind a breakup may help us answer a common post-breakup question, “Why am I feeling this way”?
What is the biggest nightmare of an Asian parent? A common answer may be parenting a child who is modern, individualistic, self-centered, outspoken, and rebellious. Contradictorily, a western parent would consider similar qualities in their children to be rewarding. Decades of research concerning parenting science has distinguished between the eastern and western style of parenting, associating the former with authority and the latter with a liberal outlook. The existential question then is whether this bifurcation of parenting styles is normative?
