Individualism and Collectivism in America: The Case of Gun Ownership and Attitudes toward Gun Control

Dados Bibliográficos

AUTOR(ES) Katarzyna Celinska
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) Rutgers University Press
ANO 2007
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Sociological Perspectives
ISSN 0731-1214
E-ISSN 1533-8673
EDITORA SAGE Publications
DOI 10.1525/sop.2007.50.2.229
CITAÇÕES 23
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 14e214bfcaa6ade686b68b85c8ac6c36

Resumo

A number of sociologists and cultural psychologists claim that the United States is a predominantly individualistic country. This article uses a unidimensional index of individualism and collectivism to analyze one of the most debated sociopolitical issues in America: gun ownership and gun control. It tests the hypothesis that the widespread gun ownership in the United States and prevailing attitudes toward gun control represent competing individualistic and collectivistic cultural traditions, respectively. The findings indicate that the index is one of the predictors of gun ownership and of attitudes about gun permits.

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