A person from an individualistic culture might write a book with the title
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Civic society vs. community; Contractual vs. communal cultures; Ideocentrism vs. allocentrism; Independence vs. interdependence; Individualism vs. collectivism; Gesellschaft vs. Gemeinschaft Show
DefinitionIn most fundamental terms, individualism refers to a tendency to preferentially focus on the individual. In cross-cultural research, the notion of individualism is often contrasted with collectivism – i.e., the orientation toward one’s social community. Other terms to describe the cross-cultural dimension of individualism vs. collectivism are independence vs. interdependence (Markus and Kitayama 1991), Gesellschaft vs. Gemeinschaft (i.e., civic society vs. community; Greenfield 2009; Tönnies 1887), contractual vs. communal cultures (Schwartz 1990), and idiocentrism vs. allocentrism (Triandis et al. 1985). When describing cultural differences, the terms individualism and collectivism are often viewed as diametrically opposite ends of the same dimension (Grossmann and Na 2014;... This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. Buying optionsChapter EUR 29.95 Price includes VAT (Singapore)
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Rights and permissionsReprints and Permissions Copyright information© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG About this entryCite this entryGrossmann, I., Santos, H.C. (2020). Individualistic Cultures. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_2024 Which of the following is most likely to be true of a person from an individualist culture?The correct answer is A. (His behavior would be a reflection of his personality and attitudes.). Explanation: In an individualistic culture, our individual values, opinions, attitudes define our identities.
Which of the following statements is true of people from individualistic cultures in Western countries?Which of the following statements is true of people from individualistic cultures in Western countries? They prefer being different and standing out from others. In the context of self-serving bias, which of the following statements represents the concept of self-serving attributions?
What statement would be endorsed by a person who studies personality?Which statement would be endorsed by a person who studies personality? Behaviors originate within a person but can be influenced by outside factors.
When personality researchers use the term individual differences they are referring to?When personality researchers use the term individual differences they are referring to: the consistent behavior patterns individuals display across situations. Although Sally is well behaved and polite at home, she can be really mean to the other children at school.
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