Nevertheless, as individuals
from collectivistic cultures remain dependent on family approval for their mate selection [31], parental influence may suppress the positive effects of family allocentrism on commitment.
The finding that conservatives think more like
those from collectivistic cultures might sound counterintuitive.
Not exact matches
Irreligious and idolatrous
cultures may take many forms,
from the pure self - seeking of irresponsible individualism, through the various types of more or less organized pursuit of advantage, to the
collectivistic autonomy of a totalitarian «people's democracy.»
Surely an individualistic
culture could also be imported by Hollywood movies, returning foreign exchange students,... (Also suppose that once all
cultures were
collectivistic (not too unreasonable in the 1492 - 1900 timeframe)- where do the individualistic individuals come
from?)
To examine whether different factors drive environmental action in individualistic and
collectivistic cultures, the researchers conducted a second study with participants
from the United States (an individualistic
culture) and Japan (a
collectivistic culture).
Comparing to people
from individualistic societies, individuals
from the relatively
collectivistic cultures tend to place emphasis on external forces in their social relationships (Leung, 1996).
However, since individual socioemotional well - being has traditionally been neglected in the
collectivistic culture of China, adolescent mental and behavioural problems are not well identified, and have not received adequate attention
from professionals and the public.13
The Bridging
Cultures Project was designed to train teachers at the preschool and elementary level to become aware of the
collectivistic or familistic cultural orientation that children
from Latino immigrant families with roots in Mexico or Central America bring with them
from home into their school environments.
On the other hand, Study 2 revealed that young adults
from a more
collectivistic culture reported greater family allocentrism and, in turn, reported stronger passion in their relationship.
Macdonald, Marshall, Gere, Shimotomai and Lies [31] found that in
collectivistic cultures, confidence in the relationship was derived at least in part
from the approval of family members towards the couple's relationship.