Can you think of situations where you act in an individualistic manner and other where you take a more collectivistic approach? Expla
Can you think of situations where you act in an individualistic manner and other
where you take a more collectivistic approach? Explain.
Individualism is the idea that the individual’s life belongs to him, that he has an inalienable right
to live at will, to act according to his own criteria, to dispose of the products of his effort and to
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pursue his own values. Collectivism is the idea that the individual’s life does not belong to him
but to the group or society of which he is only a part. I act in collectivist way when working in
group were the decisions need to be an agreement of all do that our interests are allied. Instead I
make individualist decisions when it only concerns me, when I am the only one involve and my
decisions don’t affect anyone in a bad way. Such as when i decided what to study, my career. It
was a decision that affected nobody and I must’ve taught about my own future and my own
wishes.
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