community can be divided into two basic categories: organismic or individualistic. The organismic approach contends that communities have discrete boundaries and that the sum of the species in an area behaves as organism with both structure and function. In contrast‚ the individualistic concept regards communities as collections of species requiring similar environmental conditions (Wright‚ 1984). A) Organismic versus individualistic distribution Solomon (2005) stated that the nature of communities
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be done through the sociological imagination ’‚ which is a tool that provides many distinctive perspectives on the world‚ which generate new ideas and critique the old. To better understand the perspective this essay will additionally compare individualistic and naturalistic explanations of the human behaviour. This will be explored through examples of family life‚ education‚ crime and so on. To define sociology we must first look at our world. The term sociology can be seen as the systematic
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In individualist cultures such as the US‚ for example‚ when meeting a new person you want to know what that person does. You tend to define people by what they have done‚ their accomplishments‚ what kind of car they drive‚ or where they live. Individualistic cultures are more remote and distant. Cultures characterized by collectivism emphasize relationships among people to a greater degree. Collectivist cultures stress interdependent activities and suppressing individual aims for the group’s welfare
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loyal to their in-group in return for acceptance and protection. Most societies are collectivistic with a few individualist exceptions. The biggest difference is that in individualistic societies‚ people tend to think only about themselves and their nuclear family. While collectivistic societies stress relationships and the bigger context to maintain happiness in their family and community. The way most collectivistic societies maintain order is by everyone sticking to the status quo. It is frowned
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group goals‚ resulting in a strong sense of competition. Individualistic cultures are those that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of the group as a whole. In this type of culture‚ people are seen as independent and autonomous. Social behavior tends to be dictated by the attitudes and preferences of individuals. Cultures in North America and Western Europe tend to be individualistic. A few common characteristics of individualistic cultures. . Individualism‚ as the name indeed suggests
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considered the norm. Community strength is their main focus. People in individualistic cultures: They promote the “I” for identity. Strive for goals‚ initiative‚ esteem and achievement. Independence is valued‚ less motive to help others. Not relying on others is viewed as a norm. Doing things on your own‚ depending only on one’s self. As you were growing up‚ in what ways were you reared to be individualistic or collectivistic? Which orientation was the predominant cultural value of your family?
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face needs of communicators. The differences in cultures‚ distinguishing between individualistic and collectivistic orientations‚ or what is termed high-context and low-context cultures are the conflict that have in two different cultures. Ting-Toomey separates cultures into two groups‚ low-context cultures likes United States and high-context cultures in eastern countries example Japan. Low-context individualistic cultures value spoken words in a conversation‚ assertiveness‚ and honesty while high
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To what extent do sociocultural factors influence human relationships? Human relationships are complex and consist of many stages‚ such as attraction‚ formation and maintenance‚ and possibly ending. There are also different types of relationships‚ such as romantic relationships‚ friendships or relationships between kin. Many possible factors exist that can affect relationships‚ one of them being culture. Culture is hard to define‚ but it could be defined as a system of values that a group of people
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Cultural influences on tourist buying behavior The aim of this article is to identify cultural differences in tourist buying behavior and decision process. OBJECTIVES After completing this article the reader should be able to: - Identify the influence of national culture on tourist personal and psychological characteristics - Understand the influence of national culture on need recognition‚ information search‚ product evaluation‚ purchase decision and post-purchase behavior - Explain the
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younger I would compare my family meals to my friends families‚ in regards to the preparation and choice of foods. 2. Compare and describe the nature of families in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Provide examples from at least two other cultures. The collectivistic culture thinks of “we” and the individualistic
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