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Introduction of Individualism and Collectivism 2 Manifestation of Individualism and Collectivism 4 A prehensive appraisal of Individualism and Collectivism 3 Comparison between western Individualism and Chinese Collectivism conclusion 5 A General Introduction of Individualism and Collectivism Case 1 Westerns would pay more attention to fishes。 Easterns would pay more attention to the context. Fish tank Case 2 Americans: A + C Chinese: B+C A. Chicken B. Hay C. Cattle 1. what is individualism ? Individualism pertains to societies in which the ties between individuals are loose. Everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family. 2. what is collectivism ? Collectivism pertains to societies in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups, which throughout people39。 children learn to think in terms of “ I” Each person is part of a group。 The decisionmaking process is important Fulfill obligations to ingroup members。 meet them easily Formal and distant with strangers Selfreliance It is a pleasure to do as much by yourself as possible People depend on each other but should not burden ingroup members unnecessarily Typical relationship pattern Shortterm, Voluntary, Less intensive relationship Longterm, Involuntary,