A collectivist culture is one where decisions are made to the benefit of groups - i.e. families, communities, etc (think tribal) - the individual isn't considered. More of a "one for all" attitude, whereas individualistic cultures such as American and Western European focus more in the rights of individuals, people make decisions based on how it will affect them without so much regard for the group as a whole.
That's a very simplistic explanation - there is a lot of information out there as the difference is studied quite extensively in psychology and sociology. (Google has a lot of links if you search for collectivist vs. individualist)
Great topic for discussion when we see each other!
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Date: 2015-01-24 02:44 pm (UTC)That's a very simplistic explanation - there is a lot of information out there as the difference is studied quite extensively in psychology and sociology. (Google has a lot of links if you search for collectivist vs. individualist)
Great topic for discussion when we see each other!