Individualist and collectivist cultural orientations: A sociocognitive approach to their origins, characteristics, and implications
Abstract: The objective of this theoretical article is to analyze the concepts of individualism (IND) and collectivism (COL) from a sociocognitive perspective, as a psychological property of cultures, reviewing some of their implications in economic behavior. To this end, it begins by formulating it...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repository: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Spanish English Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/21715 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/perspectivas/article/view/21715 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | collectivism culture individualism social cognition Social Studies cognición social colectivismo cultura Estudios Sociales individualismo cognição social coletivismo Estudos Sociais |
| Summary: | Abstract: The objective of this theoretical article is to analyze the concepts of individualism (IND) and collectivism (COL) from a sociocognitive perspective, as a psychological property of cultures, reviewing some of their implications in economic behavior. To this end, it begins by formulating its characteristics as a mental process influenced by culture, then they are analyzed from a sociocognitive perspective as cultural syndromes, and then some of its implications in the distribution of wealth are raised. Finally, it closes with a general reflective conclusion. The IND and COL show influence on behavior, specifically on the distribution of resources, since the studies reviewed here suggest that the IND tends to increase the human tendency to aversion to inequality. |
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