Researchers have applied Hofstede’s categorization of national cultural traits not only in studies of ‘average’ employee samples, from which the categorization was originally ob.
An Image quickly Summarizing Them for those unfamiliar.
More Detailed Report of the United States overall.
Summary: Compared to other countries, The United States tolerates less hierarchies and inequality (PDI), has way higher individualism (IDV), celebrates competition and aggression somewhat more (MAS), tolerates uncertainty and new ways of doing things somewhat more (UAI), views traditions and beliefs as less adaptable than other countries do (LTO), and puts less of a cultural emphasis on controlling impulses (IND).
- Which cultural dimensions do you think are most similar among American Liberals and Conservatives?
- Which cultural dimensions do you think are least similar?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstede%27s_cultural_dimensions_theory
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/other/hofstedes-cultural-dimensions-theory/
I've modified some of the names of the evaluations mainly for clarity's sake:
Power Distance
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high score: The culture tolerates entrenched power structures, the rule of law, and abuses of power.
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low score: The culture is more prone to democratic ambitions and revolutions or are more intensely concerned with human rights issues.
Individualism
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high score: The culture emphasizes the worth of dividing people into groups, respecting differences between ethnic groups, political factions, ideologies and religious groups, and stresses the importance of the family unit.
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low score: The culture is collectivist, valuing conformity and the suppression of individual desires and identities in favor of the needs of the group.
Uncertainty Avoidance
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high score: The culture does not tolerate deviations from the status quo, unconventional behaviors, or the unfamiliar, or in general. It believes it has a firm grasp on absolute truth and will not tolerate dissenting claims to other forms of truth. It will prefer highly regulated social structure and may uphold only one or a handful of religious systems it deems worthy, and tries to suppress all others.
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low score: The culture is tolerant of disagreement and minority viewpoints, and embraces some form of moral or religious relativism accompanied by religious tolerance.
Masculinity
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high score: The culture values traditionally masculine traits such as being a hero instead of a nobody, being adventurous or taking risks instead of just playing it safe, being assertive or domineering instead of being a follower, and attaining wealth or personal power instead of being content with mediocrity.
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low score: The culture values traditionally feminine traits such as empathy for others over climbing over other people to get up the ladder of success, showing compassion for the weak and disadvantages in society, uplifting the quality of life for others, and preferring success through cooperation instead of competition.
Long-Term Orientation
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high score: The culture sees the value in making short-term sacrifices for long-term gains, that the status quo (including the traditions of the past) can be impedences to success and should be discarded if they are obstacles to progress.
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low score: The culture live
For example state vs. state or Southeast vs. West Coast rather than United States vs. Canada.
Is there another subreddit or place that would be a better place to ask? I have been having trouble finding any info via google that is not country vs. country.
From what I can understand, Hofstede (who is still alive at 88) have multiple theories about a certain culture or subculture in a nation. This basically means that these variables (e.g: black Americans are more this and that) can have an effect on the Nation's cultural identity as a whole.
This sounds more like statistics rather than a philosophy for me but I am still confused about this man and why his studies are important.
[A quick primer of his cultural dimension theory] (https://geerthofstede.com/culture-geert-hofstede-gert-jan-hofstede/6d-model-of-national-culture/)
You don't need to be exact. Feel free to use terms like low, high, or off the charts.
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[This imgur post someone made is a good summary, and has a map of the Eu's] (https://imgur.com/a/gy2pC)
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[This is a more detailed website with more countries] (https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/)
Feel free to share your agreement, disagreement, or surprise with your country's rankings.
I agree with it's assessment on the United States' individualism (91, highest country globally). But I'm surprised that it scored moderately on uncertainty avoidance (46).
I have an assignment about understanding and overcoming cultural differences working in a culture different to your own. Are there any theories beside Hofstede, Trompenaars, and Hall? and/or anything interesting you can tell me about these theories, and when they have been used. Thanks :)
IF you're like me, you find it easy to think of specific items of cultural heritage for fictional regions (stuff like rituals and traditions, titles of rulers or religious leaders, style of music, naming conventions, etc) but hard to put these things together in a way that makes sense. You want characters that share a cultural heritage to behave in somewhat consistent ways.
Enter Geert-Hofstede dimensions, five categories created by a famous sociologist that allow one to analyze a culture and possibly make assumptions about how an individual from that culture will behave. Of course, one's heritage does not define their entire personality but it undeniably impacts it. On to the dimensions, which for the record are measured on a scale from 0-120.
1. Power Distance Index
The degree to which individuals in a society accept inequality in wealth and power. The higher the rating, the more a person accepts and respects those higher than them in a hierarchy. High/low PDI regions: Japan, the middle east/Austria, New Zealand
2. Individualism
In a highly individualistic society, people are expected to look after themselves and possibly their immediate family. In the opposite, a collective society, it's generally thought that large networks with close ties are necessary to enjoy life and to endure hardship - if you lose your job or some other fate befalls you, your friends, family, possibly people you don't even know will all pitch in to support you financially and otherwise, and help you recover. High/low individualistic regions: USA, the UK/Indonesia, Ecuador
3. Masculinity
While it's somewhat controversial to describe behaviour according to gender stereotypes, it helps convey the point. A masculine society values assertiveness, accumulation of material possessions, having social power/status, and so on. A feminine society believes that a person should be measured by their capacity to care for others, selflessness, and devotion to personal relationships. High/low masculinity regions: Germany, USA/Sweden, Costa Rica
4. Uncertainty Avoidance Index
How much does a society tolerate or encourage ambiguity or adventure, and how much does it seek to precisely define and predict future events? A high UAI culture usually adopts strict rules, both in terms of laws and social conduct. Additionally it's thought that high UAI regions are more devoted to religion, especially if their religion claims to be the only true one. High/low UAI regions: Greec
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Researchers have applied Hofstede’s categorization of national cultural traits not only in studies of ‘average’ employee samples, from which the categorization was originally ob.
Here's a link: https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country/china/
Do you think it's accurate compared to some other countries? Too simplified?
