Pick two countries with different cultures, one an individualist and the other a collectivist. Compare and contrast these cultures on at least three variables.

What will be an ideal response?


VariableIndividualistCollectivistPersonal identitySeparate from othersConnected to othersMajor goalsSelf-defined: be unique; realize your potential; compete with othersDefined by others: belong; occupy your proper place; meet your obligations to others; be like othersCriteria for self-esteemAbility to express unique aspects of the self; be self-assuredAbility to restrain the self and be part of a social unit; be self-effacingSources of success and failureSuccess comes from personal effort; failure from external factorsSuccess due to help from others; failure due to personal faultsMajor frame of referencePersonal attitudes, traits, and goalsFamily, work group
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