TESOL 103 - Week 06 - October 21, 2021 - Individualism vs Collectivism

 

Individualism vs Collectivism


Brother Ivers teaches us about Individualism and collectivism. I like how he reminds us: “in all different culture orientations there are pluses and negatives”, and we should be aware of the negatives, and maybe we will be able to fix them.


Individualism – tolerance for individual mistakes.


American children are known throughout the world for having extra rights than many other children because they can express themselves, they can express their opinions to adults, they can make their own choices.




Collectivism – group orientation, group unity, togetherness, and harmony.


Less tolerance for things that could hurt other members of the group. “In Asia countries, children are rarely allowed, if at all, to their own thing, without the consent of their parents.” (Empada Uheda, anthropologist in the Philipines)



   We can observe these cultural differences between countries, but sometimes even from one family to another in the same neighborhood, depending of the traditions and background of these families. It is important to know about this and respect people as they are. As teachers it is absolutely important to be aware of these cultural differences, so we can have success in our work. 

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