Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Individualist v. Collectivist

1. An individualist society values confidence and self reliance. A collectivist society values a hardworking and compassionate individual.
2. The society that vaules the oldest family is collectivist because they respect a prosperous and secure group. The socuety that values the PhD is individualistic because the PhD has succeeded through his own accomplishments.
3. A collectivist teacher who goes to an individualistic culture may encounter some conflicts. Some of the teacher's intellegent students may think that they are being underappreciated because the teacher treats everyone the same.
4. An aquataince is someone the you know but not well enough to be a friend. This word has a neutral connotation.

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