Editing Bystander effect (section)

====Cultural differences====
In discussing the [[Death of Wang Yue|case of Wang Yue]] and a later incident in [[China]], in which [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV footage]] from a [[Shanghai]] [[Rapid transit|subway]] showed passengers fleeing from a foreigner who fainted, [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] anthropologist Yunxiang Yan said that the reactions can be explained not only by previous reports of scamming from older people for helping, but also by historical cultural differences in Chinese [[agrarian society]], in which there was a stark contrast between how individuals associated with [[Ingroups and outgroups|ingroup and outgroup]] members, saying, "How to treat strangers nicely is one of the biggest challenges in contemporary Chinese society...The prevailing ethical system in traditional China is based on close-knit community ties, kinship ties." He continued, "A person might treat other people in the person's social group very, very nicely... But turn around, when facing to a stranger, and (a person might) tend to be very suspicious. And whenever possible, might take advantage of that stranger." In spite of this, Yan thought Chinese society was moving to a more positive direction, with the younger generation having more inclusive values as a result of growing up in a more globalized society.<ref name=Langfitt>{{cite web|last1=Langfitt|first1=Frank|title=Why Did Crowd Flee Shanghai Subway After Foreigner Fainted?|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/09/01/344033379/why-did-crowd-flee-shanghai-subway-after-foreigner-fainted|website=[[NPR]]|access-date=2 September 2014|date=1 September 2014}}</ref>

In India, the phenomena of bystanders failing to help after witnessing violent incidents have also been partly attributed to culture. Indian sociologist [[Ashis Nandy]] contended it was due to the "increasing brutalisation of our society" which resulted from "rapid cultural change and the change in education standards".<ref>{{Cite news |last=[[IANS]] |date=2016-09-24 |title=Why do bystanders look on as people get stabbed? |work=[[Business Standard India]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/why-do-bystanders-look-on-as-people-get-stabbed-116092400142_1.html |access-date=2022-06-24}}</ref> According to psychologist Devika Kapoor, the bystander effect in India "seems more pronounced because of our cultural conditioning. We're often told to mind our own business as young kids and not ask questions. This then carries into our adult lives too, where we choose to isolate ourselves from situations that don't concern us."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamani Joshi |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Why Indians Didn't Intervene When They Saw a Man Stab His Wife to Death in Broad Daylight |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/india-man-stabbed-wife-delhi-bystander-apathy-effect-law/ |website=[[Vice.com]] |language=en}}</ref>