S3 E10: Your Mind and Actions on Culture & Social Class,
with Dr. Kimin Eom
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How does culture shape our actions towards the environment and our responses to global crises? Dr. Kimmon Eom joins us to discuss how different cultures and socioeconomic statuses influence the willingness to engage in pro-environmental actions. He also shares work on how pandemics and fear of contagion may make even the unprejudiced support xenophobic policies. Beth and Ava have an honest conversation about their own experiences with social class.
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Dr. Kimin Eom
Research discussed
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Eom, K., Kim, H. S., Sherman, D. K., & Ishii, K. (2016). Cultural variability in the link between environmental concern and support for environmental action. Psychological Science, 27(10), 1331-1339.
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Kim, H. S., Eom, K., Chuang, R., & Sherman, D. K. (2022). Psychology and the threat of contagion: Feeling vulnerable to a disease moderates the link between xenophobic thoughts and support for ingroup-protective actions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48(10), 1465-1482.
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Eom, K., Kim, H. S., & Sherman, D. K. (2018). Social class, control, and action: Socioeconomic status differences in antecedents of support for pro-environmental action. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 77, 60–75.
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Lawrie, S., Eom, K., Moza, D., Gabreliuc, A., & Kim, H. S. (2020). Cultural variability in the association between age and well-being: The role of uncertainty avoidance. Psychological Science, 31, 51–64.
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