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    influenced by Romanticism. Romanticism means a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century‚ emphasizing inspiration‚ subjectivity‚ and the primacy of the individual. Transcendentalist believed in self-reliance‚ individualism‚ and nature. They would’ve been considered the square pegs in the round hole. They shaped some of the nineteenth century. The wilderness for Thoreau and Krakauer was that they were free of evil spirts of modern society‚ they could live by their

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    support a return to traditional “family values” that rate commitment as more important than individualism. They urge parents to spend more time with their children. 2. Liberal and conservatives disagree on the ideal traditional family‚ because liberal feel the traditional family trap women into abusive relationships‚ while conservative’s beliefs the traditional family values is more important then individualism. While both the liberals and the conservatives agree to the general good of the family‚ the

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    individual liberties because they are usually a larger part of political funding contributors. Politicians are going to help back these corporations decisions not to lose their funding from them. 2. How is corporatism in business different from individualism? With corporatism you have an organized number of businesses that have legal help from the state. These groups may be authorized by the state to speak

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    According to Hofstede’s study of national cultures‚ Bangladesh has an index score of 20 on individualism aspect. (The global mean is 48) This empirically shows that Bangladesh is a collectivist country. This means that community goals and interests supersede personal goals. Here are a few examples to back up this claim. Career selection: Family plays a huge part in selecting the career path of their children. Most parents force their children to choose a career that they think are ideal (usually

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    Text 6. Individualism versus Collectivism. The individualism-collectivism dimension refers to how people define themselves and their relationships with others. In an individualist culture‚ the interest of the individual prevails over the interests of the group. Ties between individuals are loose. People look after themselves and their immediate families. In a collectivist culture‚ the interest of the group prevails over the interest of the individual. People are integrated into strong‚ cohesive

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    and programs that provide economic and social security (complete opposite from the concept of the Welfare State)‚ to increase tuition‚ lower standards of working conditions‚ and increasing competitiveness amongst individuals all while promoting individualism. Neoliberalism denies the basic principal of the human condition‚ to work with one another and grow your society while protecting each other from harm. It is evident that when

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    the other hand‚ allows not only for an individual to not have a religion‚ but also for an individual to believe whatever he/she pleases. A secular government paves the way for a more productive country by allowing for technological advancements‚ individualism for women and other minorities‚ and an inclined scientific perception by increased education on the world by not relying on a state religion. Secularism is commonly described as the separation between church and state. This means that when it

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    Collectivism and Individualism are what all political parties‚ tags‚ and ideals boil down to: those who want someone or some idea to follow and desire a set of rules so as to maintain order‚ and those who feel oppressed with too much control from the government‚ society‚ etc. and place freedom at highest regards. In the case of Anthem‚ we are presented with a reality where Collectivism is the dominating philosophy of the world and we see the main characters evolution to an Individualist way of thinking

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    Nisbett introduces the differences amongst the two areas of the world in an historical form. Nisbett reveals how westerners tend to focus on exact rules and categories‚ whereas Easterners focus on the context. He does this by analyzing each school of thought. Western schools of thought stem from ancient Greece. In ancient Greece‚ the great philosophers of the West lived‚ such as Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The Western philosophy focused mainly on individual freedom and responsibility. Every individual

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    4.3 Collectivism v/s individualism Individualism index measures this dimension and Australia scores highly on this index. Non-western countries in Asia‚ Africa‚ and Latin America score lowly on this dimension. People have deep ties to their families and communities and gives preference to group interest. The Australian score on this dimension is 90 percent (The Hofstede Center). This high score implies that Australians believe that every person has an individual responsibility to solve his or her

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