27/5/21 Individualism vs. Collectivism

 




Being individualists helps us to develop self-sufficiency, independence, develop personal goals, and be responsible for our decisions, I believe that to some extent we must be individualists, but we also need collectivism, which consists of having goals for a group, at the work, family or as a society. Collectivistic persons easily sacrifice individual benefits or praise to recognize and honor the team’s success.

In emerging societies, collectivism can help the group to get ahead, teamwork helps to make the loads lighter and the benefits are for everyone.

in the academic environment an example of how individualism versus collectivism may play out at a university is related to academic integrity. At a university in the United States where individualism is considered the norm, each student is expected and generally required to do their work. Sometimes this is confusing to international students from a collectivistic society who come to a university in the United States. The collectivistic expectation is that if another student with whom you have a personal relationship needs your help, then you provide that help. A collectivistic student has a mandatory social obligation to help the other student succeed. This higher collectivistic social obligation can be in direct violation of academic integrity in an individualistic academic setting.

In my opinion, individualism and collectivism are both necessary for the development of the human being, individualism to develop our abilities, achieve our goals, autonomy, and collectivism to help the group to which we belong, such as the family, the church, our community.




Reference:
https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/develop-cultural-intelligence/0/steps/4977

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  1. Helen J. Klinger28 de mayo de 2021 a las 5:23 p.m.

    Yes, we need to use both approaches to achieve the best results in each circumstance, promoting our learning and enhancement without forgetting the people around us; after all, we are all dependent on one another.

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