Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss contributed to a recent FinanceBuzz article titled “The Most Laid-Back Cities Across the U.S. 2024.” FinanceBuzz looked at more than 25 factors across some of America’s biggest cities to find out which cities are the most laid-back and relaxed versus which ones are the most uptight and stressed. Featured as an expert, Liss comments in the article: “A tight culture (and that can be a city or town or a larger culture) is one where very little deviation from the social norm is expected. A loose culture is one where there are weaker social norms and deviations from the norm are tolerated.” Read more.