collectivistic
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If we zoom out, the differences between China’s individualistic north and collectivistic south might offer a microcosm for ideas that people have held about the “collectivistic East and individualistic West” writ large.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
Just as some scholars have connected individualism in the U.S. and elsewhere to cowboys, my research explores how today’s collectivistic and individualistic cultures in China may reflect the agricultural heritage of specific regions.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
People in collectivistic cultures actually do better with a particular type of creative thinking than people in individualistic cultures.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
When broken down into components, in fact, students from collectivistic regions scored higher in adaptive creativity.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
Society may be regarded at the same time from an individualistic and a collectivistic point of view.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
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