Individualism-Collectivism Revisited

Bibliographic Data

ID7738580
AuthorsF Sushila Niles (Northern Territory University, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume32
Issue4
Pages315-341
Publication date1998-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCross-Cultural Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1069-3971 • E-ISSN: 1552-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/106939719803200401
OpenAlexW2135129514
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited31

The constructs individualism and collectivism have been exten sively researched and written about by cross-cultural psychologists and seem to be widely accepted as important bases for explaining differences in behavior between people of diverse cultures. However, existing research evidence seems to raise questions about some specific characteristics identified as typical of individualist or collectivist behavior. Therefore, a study was undertaken to reexamine some aspects of these constructs. As fitting emic-type studies, the study was based on just two cultures, Australian and Sri Lankan, each representing one of these dimensions. The results distinguish broadly between individualist and collectivist orientation and confirm earlier evidence that self-reliance, long considered to be uniquely individualist, is an important attribute among collectivist cultures also. Clarity in conceptualization and refinement of measurement is suggested

CLARITY · Collectivism · Conceptualization · Emic and etic · Epistemology · Individualism · Individualistic culture · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Philosophy · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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