individualism and collectivism思维导图

individualistic culture： Each person tends to think of himself or herself in terms of his or her own charac-teristics and preferences.

collectivistic culture： Each person tends to think of himself or herself in terms of his or her social relati-onships and roles that make the person a part of a larger group.

collectivist cultures: People tend to feel very little inclination to help other people who do not belong to their groups.

individualist cultures: People are more often willing to help others, even if they do not belong to the same group.

individualist culture: People usually join or leave groups when it is in their personal interest to do so.

collectivist culture: People usually stay with one group for a long time.

Western countries such as those of western Europe and North America are usually considered to be very individualist. Not all individualist countries are similar in every way.

The countries of most parts of Asia and Africa are usually considered to be very collectivist. Collectivist countries also differ from each other in many ways