National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 8, February 2025.
SignificanceWe readily attribute cultural phenomena to social influence forces, like conformity or copying prestigious people. However, when social influence forces act together with stable nonsocial forces that influence preferences for certain cultural …
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Weak individual preferences stabilize culture
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 8, February 2025. SignificanceWe readily attribute cultural phenomena to social influence forces, like conformity or copying prestigious people. However, when social influence forces act together with stable nonsocial forces that influence preferences for certain cultural …