Explain two expected differences in behaviors between members of individualist and collectivist cultures?
Explain two expected differences in behaviors between members of individualist and collectivist cultures. How might this impact school performance when someone is transfer to the opposite culture? – add references use in text citations
Differences along the IND/COL divide have long been useful in understanding contrasts in communication in different societies. For example, people in individualist cultures have been found to rely more on person-based information, whereas collectivists rely more on group-based information.
In individualistic cultures, people behave according to self-interest and personal preferences and consider independence and self-sufficiency very important. In collectivist cultures, groups are of primary importance—individuals are secondary.
