Sunday, October 30, 2011

Me vs We



In a Collectivist Culture and Individualistic Culture what Personality Traits are Ideal? 
Collectivists:
  • Loyal
  • Family Oriented
  • Sentimental
  • Progressive for the Group

Individualist:
  • Individualistic
  • Unloyal
  • Progressive for Themself 
How would you Respond to a Person of Authority in you Collectivist/Individualistic Culture?
In a Collectivist culture you would analyze your position in comparison to that of the person with authority and analyze if a move against them would strengthen your group as whole. An individualistic culture would do the same, but only to strengthen his/her position.

Evaluate the Conflict of Values when Someone from an Individual Culture Goes to a Collective one and Applies for a Job. Is it Internal or External, Explain. 
A person from an individualistic culture would only do things to help him/herself and would not care about the group which would cause of a clash of loyalty and dependability to the person giving the job to the individualist. It's internal because it is within yourself/ your own values, but it could also be external because it is how it affects your group.


What is an Acquaintance, does it have a Negative or Positive Connotation.
An acquaintance is someone who you know and acknowledge, but you do not have any personal friendship with. In today's day and age it can be anything. Most american societies perceive an acquaintance as the same thing as a friend while most eastern societies separate the two vastly almost to the point that it has a negative connotation.

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