Collectivism and individualism集体主义和个人主义

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1、CollectivismandindividualismCollectivismisemphasizingtheinterestofgroupandnation;peoplehaveobligatedtopaycloseattentiontofamily,societyetc.Andtheyrelyonsocialrelationship.However,individualismisindividual-centeredthattheinterestofindividualpersonismoreimportantthancollectivistinterest.Mea

2、nwhile,theyoftenrelyonthemselves.AprominentexampleisthebetweenofWesternandChina.First,inwest,manywesternershavenotpermanentgroupwhentheyjoinaparty.Theytalkaboutwithmanydifferentpeopleduringtheparty.ButinChina,Chineseorganizeapartywhichwillvisitfriendstotalkaboutsametopic.Inaddition,twoChi

3、nesebegintocommunicationisthathowoldareyouoryourclothesissobeautiful,howmuchmoneyinparty.Inwesterner’seyes,thisprologueissouncomfortable,becausetheyusuallyusedweathertostartconversation.Second,asweallknow,Chinesestudentstayinsamebanandlistenteachertoteachusknowledge.Teacherwilltellyoushou

4、ldsubjecttothestandardanswerifwehavenewthoughtfortheanswer.Butinwest,studentsaredifferentineveryclass.Theycanchooseclassesaccordingtotheirinterest,sowesternerstudentshardtohavesameclassmateeachother.What’smore,teachersencouragestudentstocreatethings.Third,inChinaculture,parentsandschoolsw

5、illdecidehowdoyoudoitisright.AndChineseoftenlistentoothersadvicewhentheymeetimportantthings.However,westernersdodeemthatit’simportanttobeindependenceofmakingdecisionsaboutimportantthings.Finally,inwesternculture,theinterestsoftheindividualsareimportantthatgovernmentshouldnotinterferewitht

6、heirprivatelife.InChinaisonthecontrary.Nowwecanlearnaboutthedifferentofindividualismandcollectivism.Chinaisthetypicalcollectivism,westernisindividualism.Individualismandcollectivism