What is Individualism

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: Cyberbullying: Negative Interaction Through Social Media

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The belief that the individual is dominant in social life and that the interests of the individual are more important and superior than those of the society. Learn more in: Cross-Cultural Leadership

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A societal view that places the needs of the individual as the priority. Decisions made are to benefit the individual. Learn more in: Dysphagia Management in Culturally-Linguistically Diverse Populations

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The degree to which people in a society emphasize independence and a concept of self rather than of the group. Learn more in: Social Media Intensity, EWOM, and Conspicuous Consumption among American, Korean, and Thai Consumers

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Primary importance of the individual; strong belief in self-reliance and personal independence. Learn more in: Culturally-Sensitive E-Learning Practices for Career and Technical Education

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Entails rights rather than duties accrued to individual; it ascribes the right to make decisions pertaining to oneself; personal freedom of choice, wellbeing and independent thinking. Learn more in: The Need for Global Standards in Biomedical Ethics and the Qualitative Methodology

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This refers to a behavior where a person focuses on themselves and seeks to get things done on their own, because that is how they are wired—the do-it-yourself person who relishes individual accomplishment. Learn more in: Culturally Determined Preferences: Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Systems vs. Live Help

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: Cyberbullying: Definition, Behaviors, Correlates, and Adjustment Problems

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The concept of individualism has been employed by such authors as Hosfstede (1991 AU25: The in-text citation "Hosfstede (1991" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ) or Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner (1998) to define those cultures which value individual independence and priorities individual objectives. Learn more in: Intercultural Competences as a Trust Factor in Virtual Team Work

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Orientation in culture that values independence and places emphasis and value on self-reliance. Learn more in: Hispanic/Latino Immigrant Women's Social Stressors: Silenced Voices

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: Cyberbullying: The Dark Side of Digital Interactions

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The tendency of people to only look after themselves and their immediate family. Learn more in: Cultural Issues in Global Collaborative Education

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Refers to people’s level of acting individually or as team members. Learn more in: Impact of Culture on Service Failures and Service Recoveries

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A cultural dimension of Hofstede’s model that represents the degree to which people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of a group. Learn more in: Cross-Cultural Management of the European Textile and Clothing Industries: Application of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: Youths and Cyberbullying: Description, Theories, and Recommendations

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A cultural value that places emphasis on the individual over the group. Learn more in: The Influence of National Culture and Organizational Culture on the Success of an Expatriate Overseas Assignment

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Consequences

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A belief that all individuals should be able to succeed based on their talents and abilities, regardless of group characteristics. Learn more in: State Legislative Process: Politics and the Urban and Rural Divide

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A cultural dimension characterized by preference and priority for self over a group. Learn more in: What Motivates Young Technology-Literate Consumers in Densely Populated Areas?

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The belief that each person is more important than the needs of the whole group or society. Learn more in: The Nature of Cyberbullying Among Youths

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Can be defined as a preference for a loosely-knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of only themselves and their immediate families. Learn more in: The Networked Self: Collectivism Redefined in Civic Engagements through Social Media Causes

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Individualism (or independent self-construal) is the tendency to see oneself as a unique individual, who is distinct and separate from others. Typically people scoring high in individualistic traits value assertiveness, achievement, and personal abilities. Individualism is usually discussed in contrast with collectivism (or interdependent self-construal), which is the tendency to see oneself as more interconnected with others and part of larger relational and group contexts. Western cultures are typically found to be more individualistic compared to Eastern cultures, which are more collectivistic. Learn more in: The Empathy Paradox: Increasing Disconnection in the Age of Increasing Connection

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A social construct that describes an orientation toward the world that is centered on the individual rather than the collective. Learn more in: Language Gap: Cultural Assumptions and Ideologies

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Emphasis of the individual over the entire group. Learn more in: Online Instructional Practices for Racially Diverse Student Populations in United States Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Best Practices

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The extent to which people are expected to stand up for themselves and consider their own well-being in any decisions. Dimension for quantifying culture with Hofstede’s framework. Learn more in: Cultural Impacts on the Spread of Mobile Commerce: An International Comparison

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Principle that values individuality over the group. Learn more in: Island-Centered Pedagogy: Teaching Higher Education in the Micronesian Context

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A preference for a loose-knit social framework in a society in which individuals are only supposed to take care of themselves and their immediate families. This is opposed to collectivism, which implies a preference for a tightly knit social framework in which individuals can expect their relatives and clan to protect them in exchange for loyalty. Learn more in: Culture and Anonymity in GSS Meetings

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The idea that people are unique, separate, disconnected beings; often contrasted with the idea of a community—a group of people in close, intimate connection. Learn more in: The Socratic Guide on My Side: The Epistemic Function of Learning and Our Need for Guides

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People in individualistic cultures tend to define themselves apart from a group and display individual characteristics and choices. In an individualistic culture, an emphasis is placed on those actions and attributes that support individual freedoms and choices. Learn more in: Developing Trust within International Teams: The Impacts of Culture on Team Formation and Process