collectivism
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6.3
- noun
- /kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm/
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colectivismo
- Culturally, these students had a difficult transition to American academic and social norms (e.g., collectivism vs. individualism).
- individualism and collectivism
- horizontal collectivism
- vertical collectivism
Humanity is also really good at cooperation and really good at collectivism and kindness and working together.
- Humanity is also really good at cooperation and really good at collectivism and kindness and working together.
- And it's just it, it's just this individualism at all costs and no sense of collectivism.
- And beneath that, I suppose, is, is this idea of individualism, right, as opposed to collectivism.
- If they could for once value collectivism over individuality, then maybe they could go in and impeach Trump today.
- They don't care about collectivism or how we are as a nation.
Examples
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The philosophy of collectivism suggests that individuals work together for the common good.
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Hofstede (1983) and Triandis (1988) have identified Hong Kong as one location where collectivism prevails as a cultural norm.
Academic text (2003) -
We need respect, we need collectivism, we need connection.
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Humanity is also really good at cooperation and really good at collectivism and kindness and working together.
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If they could for once value collectivism over individuality, then maybe they could go in and impeach Trump today.
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They don't care about collectivism or how we are as a nation.
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What I trace here is the dissolution of one form of collective identity, not the entire notion of collectivism.
Academic text (2016) -
Low-context cultures typically value individualism over collectivism and group harmony.
Academic text (2005) -
Hofstede (1980) found that Chinese societies tend more toward collectivism while U.S. societies tend more toward individualism.
Academic text (1997) -
In many cultures, collectivism emphasizes the importance of community over individual success.
Synonyms
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9.1
To put community life and public duties above individual interests
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6.8
A way of behaving that values shared responsibility and working together
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5.7
A way people act, own, or share things together
A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group
Compounds
A political idea that wants no state and for people to own workplaces together
How Collective
Surface Forms
Morphology
collectivism = collective (transparent) = collect + ive + ism
Formed from 'collective' + the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism', yielding the doctrine or principle emphasizing the group.
Etymology
Collectivism comes from the word collect meaning 'gather' and the ending -ism meaning 'a belief'. So collectivism is the idea that the group or community is more important than the individual, and choices are made for the good of everyone rather than for one person.