Cultural Dimensions Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculine
{"Image DocumentName": "Cultural Dimensions Power Distance Uncertainty Avoidance Masculine", "Image ImageDescription": "Way members perceive differences in power when they form interpersonal relationships. Uncertainty. Avoidance. Degree to which people feel threatened by ambiguous situations. Masculine. versus. Feminine. Degree to which sex roles are clearly delineated. Every culture is different but much of these differences can be explained by four dimensions of culture. Power distance explains the way members perceive differences in power when they form interpersonal relationships. Some cultures emphasize strict, vertical relationships while others have more informality and equality. For instance, the U.S. differs substantially from Japan on this dimension. Uncertainty avoidance is the degree to which people feel threatened by ambiguous situations and have beliefs and institutions that help them to avoid this uncertainty. The degree to which a culture clearly defines sex roles is described by the dimension of masculinity versus femininity. Traditional societies are more likely to be very explicit about what is acceptable for men and women. Individualism is the extent to which the culture values the welfare of the individual versus that of the group. In collectivist cultures, people put their personal goals and wishes behind that of the group. Individualist cultures think of their own wants as more important than those of the group. Individualism. versus. Collectivism. Extent to which culture values the welfare of the individual versus that of the group. Copyright \u00a9 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}