Jantelagen

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Law_of_Jante
gptkbp:consistsOf ten rules
gptkbp:criticizedFor suppressing ambition
gptkbp:describes social attitude
gptkbp:emphasizes collectivism
gptkbp:hasRule You are not to think you are anything special.
You are not to think you are as good as we are.
You are not to think you are smarter than we are.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jantelagen
gptkbp:influenced Nordic culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aksel_Sandemose
gptkbp:introducedIn 1933
Aksel Sandemose's novel "A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks"
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Norwegian
Danish
Swedish
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:prohibits individual success
standing out
boasting
gptkbp:relatedTo conformity
egalitarianism
social norms
gptkbp:rule10 You are not to think you can teach us anything.
gptkbp:rule4 You are not to convince yourself that you are better than we are.
gptkbp:rule5 You are not to think you know more than we do.
gptkbp:rule6 You are not to think you are more important than we are.
gptkbp:rule7 You are not to think you are good at anything.
gptkbp:rule8 You are not to laugh at us.
gptkbp:rule9 You are not to think anyone cares about you.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sverige
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7