CMST 2010 Lecture : CMST 2010 Notes Section 005
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Individualism: a cultural mindset that emphasizes self-concept and personal achievement and that prefers competition over cooperation, the individual over the group, and the private over the public. Collectivism: a cultural mindset that emphasizes the group and its norms, values and beliefs over the self. Individualism: high emphasis on self which results in high competition, self- Collectivism: any philosophical, economical, or social outlook that emphasizes the. Individualism: president obama, a person not joining the family business, but instead. Group definition: centeredness, ability to make choices and be diverse interdependence of every human in some collective group. Collectivism: charity organizations, churches, governments, school aged child who. Uncertainty avoidance: a cultural mindset that indicates how tolerant (or intolerant) a culture is of uncertainty and change. Cultures with a high degree of uncertainty avoidance desire predictability, they need specific laws to guide behavior and personal conduct. (japan, greece,
