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Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures
Title: Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures
Category: Science & Technology
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Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures
Collectivistic and Individualistic
Cultures
The main goal of the science of psychology is to discover and
generate knowledge about people and their behavior. Studying the
cultural aspect of the science adds yet another piece to the puzzle of
psychology. By definition, cultural psychology includes cultural similarities
and differences in behavior with its main theories. The research pertaining
to the study of crossing cultures in a psychological aspect is done by
examining the behaviors, beliefs and …showed first 75 words of 1651 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1651 total…you can see, many of the customary behavior between
collectivistic and individualistic cultures are quite opposite of one another.
However, stated simply, people are just people and I think the traits
common to both types of cultures are good examples of that.
References
Hofstede, Geert “Cultural Value Dimensions”
Internet Website www.andrews.edu
Matsumoto, David Culture and Psychology: People Around the World
2nd Edition ; Copyright 200
Storti, Craig The Art of Crossing Cultures 2nd Edition
Copyright 2000
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