A cross-cultural psychological dimension describing whether a society organizes itself around individual autonomy or group cohesion, with each orientation carrying documented associations with different patterns of economic behavior, political institutions and social relations. Harry Triandis was among the researchers whose extensive work established the dimension.
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Core ClaimSocieties can be organized through individualistic or collectivist means. Each orientation has documented associations with different patterns in economic behavior, legal and political institutions, and social relations. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Individualism and Collectivism
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Societies can be organized through individualistic or collectivist means. Each orientation has documented associations with different patterns in economic behavior, legal and political institutions, and social relations.
Wikipedia: Harry C. Triandis
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Individualism And Collectivism (New Directions in Social Psychology)
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