UNSELF MIDTERMS INDIVIDUALISM VS COLLECTIVISM

Question 1

Conflicts may emerge when individual needs, including
the need to express creative identities, clash with
______________focused on different, almost opposite,
things. But research suggests that generations now are
“socialized to develop belief systems containing both
individualistic and collectivistic values.”

Answer 1

collectivist values

Question 2

______________and other environmental factors lead
to variations in personality. A good example is the
differences in western and eastern cultures, people
from Asian countries against those from Europe and
the Americas. Specifically, groups assimilating
collectivistic values versus those with individualistic
values. And now to some, a combination of both.

Answer 2

Cultural diversity

(WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO
THIS DICHOTOMY?)

Question 3

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• Everyone has the right to have their own opinions

Answer 3

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 4

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• Opinions are shaped by the group.

Answer 4

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 5

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• A person’s commitments include: their own interest, self-education, their own debts.

Answer 5

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 6

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• Commitments towards the family: harmony, respect, family honoor and loyalty.

Answer 6

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 7

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• Education is a lifelong process, one leams how to learn and acquire useful information and skills.

Answer 7

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 8

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Education is for young people, one learns how to behave.

Answer 8

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 9

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

People are expected to care for themselves and their immediate family.

Answer 9

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 10

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Everyone is a part of a larger group and is expected to be loyal and care for its well-being.

Answer 10

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 11

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

People have high self-awareness and are independent.

Answer 11

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 12

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Group awareness precedes, mutual relationships and ties are emphasized.

Answer 12

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 13

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Friendships are determined by group membership.

Answer 13

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 14

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Friendship is a basic human need.

Answer 14

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 15

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

Decisions are made individually and are influenced by people’s beliefs and opinions

Answer 15

Features of individualistic cultures

Question 16

IDENTIFY IF IT IS FEATURES OF INDIVIDUALISTIC CULTURES OR COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURES

• The group makes all decisions.

Answer 16

Features of collectivistic cultures

Question 17

8 to 13 points = __________
individualistic and collectivist traits.

Answer 17

You BALANCE

Question 17

14 to 19 points = _______
You’re independent, like giving opinions, enjoy
doing your “own thing” and value privacy.

Answer 17

YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUALIST.

Question 18

7 or LOWER = __________
You like maintaining harmony, respect & authority.
You are interdependent and value tradition.

Answer 18

YOU ARE A COLLECTIVIST.

Question 19

NOTE:

• So is it better to be an individualist or a collectivist? Should you
  change yourself and be more of one than the other? Or perhaps
  strive to be both?
• The advantage of either type is determined by circumstances you
  experience alone or in groups. Alone, you are free to be yourself.
  But in groups, especially amongst strangers, there’s always the risk
  of offense. You only need to be prepared in making necessary
  adjustments to resolve conflicts should you inadvertently create
  one or altogether avoid conflict by being aware of these value
  preferences.
• Or, you can choose to embrace both individualistic and
  collectivistic practices, if only to serve as an advantage for you in
  relating well with both types of people.