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Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups
A cross-cultural analysis of trust and cooperation networks in Northern Ghana (NGHA) and Oaxaca (OAX) was carried out by means of ego networks and interviews. These regions were chosen because both are inhabited by several ethnic groups, thus providing a good opportunity to test the cultural group s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26052296 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00661 |
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author | Acedo-Carmona, Cristina Gomila, Antoni |
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description | A cross-cultural analysis of trust and cooperation networks in Northern Ghana (NGHA) and Oaxaca (OAX) was carried out by means of ego networks and interviews. These regions were chosen because both are inhabited by several ethnic groups, thus providing a good opportunity to test the cultural group selection hypothesis. Against the predictions of this approach, we found that in both regions cooperation is grounded in personal trust groups, and that social cohesion depends on these emotional bonds. Moreover, in agreement with Fiske's notion of “evolved proclivities,” we also found two distinct kinds of trust networks, one for each region, which vary in terms of the degree of ethnic interrelation. This pattern suggests that social cohesion increases when environmental resources are scarce. |
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spelling | pubmed-44403932015-06-05 Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups Acedo-Carmona, Cristina Gomila, Antoni Front Psychol Psychology A cross-cultural analysis of trust and cooperation networks in Northern Ghana (NGHA) and Oaxaca (OAX) was carried out by means of ego networks and interviews. These regions were chosen because both are inhabited by several ethnic groups, thus providing a good opportunity to test the cultural group selection hypothesis. Against the predictions of this approach, we found that in both regions cooperation is grounded in personal trust groups, and that social cohesion depends on these emotional bonds. Moreover, in agreement with Fiske's notion of “evolved proclivities,” we also found two distinct kinds of trust networks, one for each region, which vary in terms of the degree of ethnic interrelation. This pattern suggests that social cohesion increases when environmental resources are scarce. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4440393/ /pubmed/26052296 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00661 Text en Copyright © 2015 Acedo-Carmona and Gomila. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Acedo-Carmona, Cristina Gomila, Antoni Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title | Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title_full | Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title_fullStr | Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title_full_unstemmed | Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title_short | Trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of Northern Ghana and Oaxaca groups |
title_sort | trust matters: a cross-cultural comparison of northern ghana and oaxaca groups |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440393/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26052296 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00661 |
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