Why can they, but we can’t?

In some countries, cities, companies and families, people are calmly related to 15-minute delays, garbage underfoot, crumpled clothes, violent gestures, and the wrapping of children with adults and subordinates with the leadership. In others, you will be severely punished for the smallest non -poetry that flew past the urn with a chewing gum, an extra comma in a document or disrespect in the look. Why are the established norms strictly observed in some crops, and independence and initiative are actively welcome in others? Why do people comply with the established norms, sometimes contrary to common sense? Where does the norms come from? These issues concern many people living in the era of change, including modern Russians. The author of the book, psychologist Michel Gelfand, examines the historical, social and economic causes of the most common freedoms and restrictions, and also analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of both systems - strict and free