Cultural tightness and resilience against environmental shocks in nonindustrial societies.

ABSTRACT: With climate change intensifying, building resilience against climate-related shocks is now a global imperative. Historically, many societies have faced natural hazards, with some adapting through specific social and cultural practices. Understanding these responses is key to developing modern sustainability strategies. Here, we address this issue by developing a mathematical model explicitly accounting for various environmental shock dimensions, cooperative activities common in nonindustrial societies, and decision-making based on material factors as well as personal values and social norms. Our results suggest that cultural looseness can be vital for effectively responding to mild, slow-onset shocks, leading to moderate cooperation and minimal cultural change. Conversely, coping with sev

SUBMITTER: Tverskoi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11626194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature