(In)Alienable Worth? Cultural Logics of Dignity, Honor, and Face and their Links to Prosociality Across the World
Authors: Grigoryan Lusine , Grigoryan Ani , Schmidt Kathleen , Buchanan Erin Michelle , Yousefi Sobhan , Blackall T , Becker Maja , Chartier Christopher R. , Jin Shuxian , Khachatryan Narine , Smith Peter , Uskul Ayse K. , Wan Max F , Kumar Abhishek , Sandford Adam , Demirdağ Ahmet , Mark Aimee Y. , MIRISOLA Alberto , Arvanitis Alexios , Al-Hoorie Ali H. , El-Haddad Rita W. , Gavreliuc Alin , Jeftic Alma , KARABABA Alper , Fernandez Ana Maria , Zsido Andras N. , Giugovaz Angela , Pirrone Angelo , Putra Anhar Dana , Poghosyan Ani , Dalla Rosa Anna , Polemikou Anna , Siegler Anna , Rivera Paola Eunice Díaz , Studzinska Anna , Amin Rizwana , Wlodarczyk Anna , Levitan Carmel , Williams Annelise V. , Ojukwu Anthony , Dvorakova Antonie , Adıgüzel Arca , Rodrigues Ashley V. , Özdoğru Asil Ali , Alzahrani Asma A. , Serobyan Astghik , Akil Atakan M. , Umel Audris , Nehvi Ayesha Farooq , Karimova Azkhariya M. , Gichimu Wangari , Kütük Bahtım , Meijer Ewout , Sepehri Amir , Aczel Balazs , Dixson Barnaby , Füzér Katalin , Trémolière Bastien , Grabovac Beata , Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari Behrooz , Hadjisolomou Stavros P. , Aksay Bilge , Arthur Francis , Gjoneska Biljana , Dinić Bojana M. , Justus Brandon J. , Heydari Amirmahdi , Hémon Brivael , Batres Carlota , Carvalho Catarina L. , Molho Catherine , Kwantes Catherine T. , Günsoy Ceren , Moon Chanki , Tan Chee Seng , Lamm Claus , Morvinski Coby , Storage Daniel , Johnson David Charles , Vaidis David C. , Lewis David M. G. , Lajoie Denis , Manríquez-Robles Diego , Dominik Dianovics , P Divya Kumari K , Kateri Evangelia , Manunta Efisio , Pronizius Ekaterina , Komyaginskaya Elizaveta , Yücel Emine , Kundtová Klocová Eva , Akca Ece , Narhetali Erita , Sarı Erkin , Baskin Ernest , Galanaki Evangelia , Smołka Ewa , Cömert Ezgi Mehmetoğlu , Özdemir Fatih , Sonmez Fatih , Durante Federica , Barbosa Fernando , Ferreira-Santos Fernando , Travaglino Giovanni A. , Delfino Gisela , Karadeniz Gizem , Kaminski Gwenael , Kocalar Halil Emre , Akkas Handan , Manley Harry , Kusakabe Haruno , Godbersen Hendrik , Du Hongfei , de Almeida Igor , Hristova Evgeniya , Ribeiro Gianni , Marchetti Igor , Colpizzi Ilaria , Metin-Orta irem , Giammusso Isabella , Borinca Islam , Pedović Ivana , Vrselja Ivana , Lu Jackson G. , Miranda Jacob Francisco , Röer Jan Philipp , Neto Joana , Anderson Joel , Gil Irene F , Park Joonha , Mattoli-Sanchez Josefina , Stern Julia , Fellnhofer Katharina , Blake Khandis , Malinakova Klara , Jakšić Krešimir , Barzykowski Krystian , Susa Kyle J. , Ragul Lalitha , Pedretti Lavinia M. , Vaughn Leigh Ann , Roth Leopold Helmut Otto , Smith Lesley-Ann , Novák Lukas , Elsherif Mahmoud Medhat , Martončik Marcel , Brambilla Marco , Marozzi Marco , Papadatou-Pastou Marietta , Paruzel-Czachura Mariola , Hegedüs Márk , Adamkovic Matus , Bukun Mehmet Fatih , Peker Mhmet , Varnum Michael E. W. , Pasek Michael H. , Misiak Michał , Vazirian Mohammad Hossein , Kulkarni Mrinmoyi , Karacoşkun Muhammed Enes , Budak Nesrin , Lou Nigel Mantou , Vincent Oh Yong Sheng , Lopukhova Olga , Nop Olivia , Ojedokun Oluyinka , Arriaga Patrícia , Shey Patrick Fonyuy , Ferreira Paulo RS , Kačmár Pavol , Wirmum Ndzetar Emmanuel , Akaliyski Plamen , V Prathibha M , Wong Rachel M. M. , Zidkova Radka , Seri Raffaello , Shah Raja Intan Arifah Binti Raja Reza , Miniesy Rania , Ross Robert M , Chen Rosalie , Macapagal Paulo Manuel L. , Chwiłka Paulina , Balmores-Paulino Rozel , Stanley Samantha , Roberts S. Craig , Şahin Seda Merve , ADU PETER , Camgöz Selin Metin , Legesse Shumye Molla , Krishnappa Shwetha Mudabagilu , Nastasi Sierra N. , Pelica Sofia , Manusyan Sona , Gonzalez Susana , Gupta Rashmi , Ruiz-Fernandez Susana , Stewart Suzanne L. K. , Jovanović Tamara S. , Jin Tao , Gogan Taylor Diarmuid , Chin Tiffany , Mabitsela Tshegofatso , YETİM Ünsal , Reil Selina C. , Giannouli Vaitsa , Adoric Vera Cubela , Garcia-Rodriguez Victoria G. , Ilmarinen Ville Juhani , Lun Vivian Miu Chi , Ponizovskiy Vladimir , Zheng Wang , Collins W. Matthew , Liu Wenxuan , Davis William E. , Louis Winnifred R , Daryani Yalda , Paigunova Yuliya , Meier Zdenek , Pavlović Zoran , Silverstein Priya 
Published: February 2025

Cultural logic is a set of cultural scripts and patterns organized around a central theme. The cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face describe different ways of evaluating a person’s worth and maintaining cooperation. These cultural logics vary in prevalence across cultures. In this study, we collaboratively develop and validate a measure capturing these cultural logics, which will allow us to map world cultures based on the prevalence of these logics. We will further explore the interrelations of dignity, honor, and face with prosocial behavior, values, moral beliefs, and religiosity as well as examine the generalizability of these relationships across cultures. Finally, we will explore historical antecedents (e.g., resource scarcity) and current correlates (e.g., inequality) of the country-level prevalence of these cultural logics. This study will generate a new dataset of country scores for dignity, honor, and face that will be available for future comparative research. It will also provide theoretical insights for researchers and practitioners interested in cooperation and social behavior within and between cultures.