We did not find results for: "You’re from a different culture,” Mary Christine said to Salma. “So of course you think of yourself differently than how I think of myself.” Mary Christine and Salma were taking the same psychology class. They had been friends since freshman year, when they had randomly been assigned to be roommates in the dorms. Since then, they had pledged the same sorority and had continued to live together, sharing an apartment off campus. On paper, they were very different. Mary Christine came from what she called “old money” and could trace her ancestry back to the Mayflower. Salma’s maternal grandparents had immigrated from New Delhi, India, when her mom was just 4 years old. Her father had immigrated when he was 21, coming to the United States to work on his Ph.D. in philosophy. Mary Christine and Salma had been discussing Chapter 13 of their textbook. They were now focused on the idea of self-esteem. Is Mary Christine right? Salma wondered. Does the fact that I am from a different culture mean that my self-esteem differs from hers? In the chapter, the authors noted that some cultures are more collectivist than others. India is more collectivist than the U.S. But I am Indian and American, so how do those two cultures affect how I value myself? “I’m not sure you’re right,” she told Mary Christine. “I was raised here. If I’d been raised in New Delhi, would I see myself differently?” “Well, since we can’t manipulate those variables, we can’t experiment."