MHRC Co-organises International Scholar Talk Series on 23 November 2022

Abstract

Professor Greenfield will begin with a theory of social change, cultural evolution, and human development and then apply it to research in the United States and China.  It is noted that long-term patterns in both countries are the same; however, in China social change has of course been much more rapid.  In both countries, social shifts - such as urbanization - have led to greater individualism over time in two facets of human development - child behavior and parent socialization.  She will also present an example from the Great Recession to show that her theory can account for bidirectional social change.