PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITIES IN INDIA AND IN THE UNITED-STATES - MORAL IMPERATIVES OR PERSONAL DECISIONS
PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITIES IN INDIA AND IN THE UNITED-STATES - MORAL IMPERATIVES OR PERSONAL DECISIONS
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DOI：
10.1037/0022-3514.58.1.33
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发表时间：
1990-01-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
HARWOOD, RL
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作者：
MILLER, JG;BERSOFF, DM;HARWOOD, RL
印度和美国的成年人和儿童（N= 400）的道德推理的假设情况下，代理人未能帮助有人经历危及生命，中度严重，或轻微的需要进行了比较。三分之一的被试把施动者与需要帮助的他人的关系描述为父母关系，三分之一的被试把施动者与需要帮助的他人的关系描述为最好的朋友关系，其余的被试把施动者与需要帮助的他人的关系描述为陌生人关系。印度人倾向于在任何情况下都从道德角度看待未能帮助他人。相比之下，美国人倾向于从道德的角度来看待它，只有在生命受到威胁的情况下，或者在父母对孩子适度严重的需求做出反应的情况下。结果表明，印度文化比美国文化更广泛和更严格的社会责任观。讨论集中在各种文化，需要，角色和观察到的发展影响的理论含义。
Indian and American adults' and children's (N= 400) moral reasoning about hypothetical situations in which an agent failed to help someone experiencing either life-threatening, moderately serious, or minor need was compared. For 1/3 of Ss, the agent's relationship to the needy other was portrayed as that of parent; for another 1/3, as that of best friend; for the rest, as that of stranger. Indians tended to regard the failure to aid another in moral terms in all conditions. In contrast, Americans tended to view it in moral terms only in life-threatening cases or in cases of parents responding to the moderately serious needs of their children. The results imply that Indian culture forwards a broader and more stringent view of social responsibilities than does American culture. Discussion centers on theoretical implications of the various cultural, need, role, and developmental effects observed.