Socio-economic environment and human psychology : social, ecological, and cultural perspectives

This edited volume underlines the value of attending to socioecological approaches in understanding the relationship between the economic environment and human psychology by including state-of-the art research that focuses on the role played by (a) type of ecology and associated economic activity/structure (e.g., farming, herding), (b) socioeconomic status and inequality (e.g., poverty, educational attainment), (c) economic conditions (e.g., wealth, urbanization), and (d) ecological and economic threat (e.g., disasters, resource scarcity) in the shaping of different psychological processes including subjective well-being, construction of the self, endorsement of honor, cognitive styles, responses to social exclusion, food intake, decision-making, health behaviors, and academic outcomes, among others. By doing so the book highlights the importance of situating the individual directly in the everyday realities afforded by economic conditions and settings that provide the material basis of psychological outcomes and contribute to bridging the psychological with the external circumstances. The volume brings together research from different subfields of psychology (cultural, social, developmental) but also from economics, anthropology, evolutionary sciences, and epidemiology that recognizes the importance of individuals’ daily economic realities and their psychological adjustment to those. Reflecting the different (inter)disciplinary approaches presented across the contributions, this volume also showcases the different methods researchers utilize including archival, experimental (lab-based and field), correlational, observational, and agent-based modeling. The findings summarized in this volume have important policy implications, as they point to specific policy agendas that might help improve the psychological and physical health of citizens. This Volume Contains A Collection Of Contributions That Showcase Different Approaches To The Study Of The Role Of The Economic Environment In Human Psychological Processes Such As Judgement And Decision Making, Trust, The Self, And Happiness And Brings Together State-of-the-art Research From Psychology, Anthropology, Economic, Epidemiology, And Evolutionary Science On This Topic-- Introduction / Aysʹe K. U˜sku˜l And Shigehori Oishi -- Section 1: Ecology And Economic Activity -- Ecocultural Perspective On Human Behavior / John W. Berry -- The Role Of Economic Culture In Social Interdependence: Consequences For Cognitive Style And Social Exclusion Experiences / Aysʹe K. U˜sku˜l And Harriet Over -- How Rice Farming Shaped Culture In Southern China / Thomas Talhelm And Shigehiro Oishi -- Rationally Irrational? The Ecologies And Economics Of Honor / Dov Cohen, Ivan Hernandez, Karl Gruschow, Andrzej Nowak, Michele J. Gelfand, And Wojciech Borkowski -- Section 2: Socio-economic Status And Inequality -- Decision-making Up Against The Wall: A Framework For Understanding The Behavioral Dimension Of Low Socio-economic Status / Jennifer Sheehy-skeffington -- Socio-economic Inequality In Health: Individual- And Area-level Measures Of Socio-economic Position / Nicos Middleton, Panayiota Ellina, George Zannoupas, Demetris Lamnisos, And Christiana Kouta -- Socio-economic Cultures: How Education Shapes The Self / Rebecca Carey And Lucy Zhang Bencharit -- Context Shapes Human Development: Studies From Turkey / Cʹigdem Kagitcʹ♯łbasʹi And Zeynep Cemalcilar -- Section 3: Economic Conditions -- Economics Of Subjective Well-being: Evaluating The Evidence For The Easterlin Paradox / Anke C. Plagnol And Lucia Macchia -- Economic Shifts And Cultural Changes In Individualism: A Cross-temporal Perspective / Yuji Ogihara -- Dynamics Of Culture Change And Cultural Stability Among The Shuar Of Ecuador / H. Clark Barrett -- Section 4: Ecological And Economic Threat -- Economic Conditions Cue Evolutionary Challenges: When A Recession Is More Than Just A Recession / Jeff Gassen And Sarah E. Hill -- Disasters, Insurance, And Preferences / Yasuyuki Sawada. Edited By Ayșe K. Üskül And Shigehiro Oishi. Edited By Ay, Se K. U˜sku˜l And Shigehiro Oishi, Socio-economic Environment And Human Psychology Focuses On The Social And Economic Conditions That Impact On Every Aspect Of An Individual's Life Cycle. This Edited Collection Showcases A Variety Of Approaches To The Study Of The Role Of The Social And Economic Environment In Human Psychological Processes, Such As: Judgment And Decision-making, Trust, The Self, And Happiness. Further, It Brings Together State-of-the-art Research From The Fields Of Psychology, Anthropology, Economics, Epidemiology, And Evolutionary Science. Illuminating How Individuals Think, Feel, And Behave In Response To The Social And Economic Conditions And Settings That Shape Our Daily Lives, Contributors To This Volume Explore The Role Played By Economic Conditions (wealth, Scarcity, Disasters); Economic Change (urbanization, Socio-economic Mobility); And The Type Of Economic Activity Or Structure (farming, Herding, Market Economy) In The Shaping Of Different Psychological Processes. As A Result, The Findings Presented In This Volume Provide Readers With Important Policy Implications That Have The Potential To Help To Improve The Psychological Health Of Citizens At Large.--provided By Publisher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Ay, se K. Üskül and Shigehori Oishi -- Section 1: Ecology and Economic Activity -- 1. Ecocultural Perspective on Human Behavior -- John W. Berry -- 2. The Role of Economic Culture in Social Interdependence: Consequences for Cognitive Style and Social Exclusion Experiences -- Ay, se K. Üskül and Harriet Over -- 3. How Rice Farming Shaped Culture in Southern China -- Thomas Talhelm and Shigehiro Oishi -- 4. Rationally Irrational?: The Ecologies and Economics of Honor -- Dov Cohen, Ivan Hernandez, Karl Gruschow, Andrzej Nowak, Michele J. Gelfand, and Wojciech Borkowski -- Section 2: Socioeconomic Status and Inequality -- 5. Decision-Making Up Against the Wall: A Framework for Understanding the Behavioral Dimension of Low Socioeconomic Status -- Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington -- 6. Socioeconomic Inequality in Health: Individual- and Area-Level Measures of Socioeconomic Position -- Nicos Middleton, Panayiota Ellina, George Zannoupas, Demetris Lamnisos, and Christiana Kouta -- 7. Socioeconomic Cultures: How Education Shapes the Self -- Rebecca Carey and Lucy Zhang Bencharit -- 8. Context Shapes Human Development: Studies from Turkey -- Çi?dem Ka?itçiba, si and Zeynep Cemalcilar -- Section 3: Economic Conditions -- 9. Economics of Subjective Well-Being: Evaluating the Evidence for the Easterlin Paradox -- Anke C. Plagnol and Lucia Macchia -- 10. Economic Shifts and Cultural Changes in Individualism: A Cross-Temporal Perspective -- Yuji Ogihara -- 11. Dynamics of Culture Change and Cultural Stability Among the Shuar of Ecuador -- H. Clark Barrett -- Section 4: Ecological and Economic Threat -- 12. Economic Conditions Cue Evolutionary Challenges: When a Recession is More Than Just a Recession -- Jeff Gassen and Sarah E. Hill -- 13. Disasters, Insurance, and Preferences -- Yasuyuki Sawada Cover 1 Half title 2 Socio-Economic Environment and Human Psychology 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Contributor List 10 Introduction 12 Section 1 Ecology and Economic Activity 24 Chapter 1 Ecocultural Perspective on Human Behavior 26 Chapter 2 The Role of Economic Culture in Social Interdependence: Consequences for Social Exclusion Experiences 56 Chapter 3 How Rice Farming Shaped Culture in Southern China 76 Chapter 4 Rationally Irrational? The Ecologies and Economics of Honor 100 Section 2 Socio-Economic Status and Inequality 126 Chapter 5 Decision-​Making Up Against the Wall: A Framework for Understanding the Behavioral Dimension of Low Socio-Economic Status 128 Chapter 6 Socio-Economic Inequality in Health: Individual-​ and Area-​Level Measures of Socio-Economic Position 152 Chapter 7 Socio-Economic Cultures: How Education Shapes the Self 194 Chapter 8 Context Shapes Human Development: Studies from Turkey 222 Section 3 Economic Conditions 246 Chapter 9 Economics of Subjective Well-​Being: Evaluating the Evidence for the Easterlin Paradox 248 Chapter 10 Economic Shifts and Cultural Changes in Individualism: A Cross-​Temporal Perspective 270 Chapter 11 Dynamics of Culture Change and Cultural Stability among the Shuar of Ecuador 294 Section 4 Ecological and Economic Threat 320 Chapter 12 Economic Conditions Cue Evolutionary Challenges: When a Recession is More Than Just a Recession 322 Chapter 13 Disasters, Insurance, and Preferences 350 Author Biographies 376 Index 386 Edited by Ayşe K. Üskül and Shigehiro Oishi, Socio-Economic Environment and Human Psychology focuses on the social and economic conditions that impact on every aspect of an individual's life cycle. This edited collection showcases a variety of approaches to the study of the role of the social and economic environment in human psychological processes, such as: judgment and decision-making, trust, the self, and happiness. Further, it brings together state-of-the-art research from the fields of psychology, anthropology, economics, epidemiology, and evolutionary science. Illuminating how individuals think, feel, and behave in response to the social and economic conditions and settings that shape our daily lives, contributors to this volume explore the role played by economic conditions (wealth, scarcity, disasters); economic change (urbanization, socio-economic mobility); and the type of economic activity or structure (farming, herding, market economy) in the shaping of different psychological processes. As a result, the findings presented in this volume provide readers with important policy implications that have the potential to help to improve the psychological health of citizens at large. "This volume contains a collection of contributions that showcases a variety of approaches to the study of the role of the economic environment in human psychological processes, such as: judgment and decision-making, trust, the self, and happiness. It brings together state-of-the-art research on this topic from psychology, anthropology, economics, epidemiology, and evolutionary science."