PSYC 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Collectivism, Nuclear Family, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
17 Jan 2017
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People from a nation share common geographical origin, political entity, history, language, and are recognized by other countries as an independent state: also identified by other nations to be independent (other nations have to validate this independence) Identifying culture within a nation: survey national members (canadians and americans) and determine the extent to which there is consensus about the meanings of particular actions, focus on the values that are held by national members. We value independence at the individual level (this is manifested) We tolerate how people chose to act, and dress, and look like. In countries that value collectivism, this is much lower, as you are needed to fit in and not vary too far from the norm: examine beliefs endorsed by members of a nation. A characteristic of a good society is that neighbours help each other (belief) Thinking that national organizations are essentially corrupt (belief) Different from values (where independent is the key important fact)
