Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures

Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures The main goal of the science of psychology is to discover and generate knowledge about people and their behavior. Studying the cultural aspect of the science adds yet another piece to the puzzle of psychology. By definition, cultural psychology includes cultural similarities and differences in behavior with its main theories. The research pertaining to the study of crossing cultures in a psychological aspect is done by examining the behaviors, beliefs and …

…you can see, many of the customary behavior between collectivistic and individualistic cultures are quite opposite of one another. However, stated simply, people are just people and I think the traits common to both types of cultures are good examples of that. References Hofstede, Geert “Cultural Value Dimensions” Internet Website www.andrews.edu Matsumoto, David Culture and Psychology: People Around the World 2nd Edition ; Copyright 200 Storti, Craig The Art of Crossing Cultures 2nd Edition Copyright 2000