POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Collectivism, Egalitarianism, Individualism
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Canadians and americans differ in: balance between individualism and collectivism, melting pot vs. multiculturalism, dereference to authority, egalitarianism, non violence, we usually use the us as a bench mark to understanding what it means to be. All for one and one for all : the community should contribute to the good of the whole (people should make sacrifices to contribute to society, and help the poor, typically it gives a greater role to governments, higher taxation, more expansive government programs, typically gives less role to private enterprise, our health care system is an example of collectivist programs. Every man for himself : each of us should be free to go about our business and reap the rewards of our hard work, typically gives a greater role to individual liberty, economic liberalism/capitalism, free market economy, typically gives less a role to government interference, people who do absolutely nothing for society or the economy should not be able.
