Rana el Kaliouby

In general, in more collectivist cultures, we see that in group settings, people dampen their emotions but are very expressive when they are at home alone. In more individualistic cultures, such as North America and Europe, it's the opposite - people are more expressive in group settings than when they are by themselves.

Egyptian Scientist

P. J. O'Rourke

Children live in the only successful Marxist state ever created: the family. 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his need' is the family's practice as well as its theory. Even with today's scattershot patterns of marriage and parenting, a family is collectivist to a more than North Korean degree.

American Comedian

Charlie Kirk

Since the end of WWII, France's steady movement away from Western ideas of individual liberty and self-determination - and toward collectivist action and conformance - has created a people overly dependent on government, hobbled by crippling taxes and lacking in individual initiative.

American Activist

Nick Clegg

Liberalism is a really old British tradition and it has a completely different attitude towards the individual and the relationship between the individual and the state than the collectivist response of Labour, and particularly Old Labour, does.

British Politician

Bruce Rauner

We've become a collectivist economy in Illinois. It's crushing us. And no problem is going to get fixed unless we bring more economic freedom into the state. And I believe that very passionately.

American Businessman

Christopher Lasch

In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is God's gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is God's gift to the collective.

American Historian

Rachel Campos-Duffy

Progressives control America's schools and text book industry and they dishonestly leave the ugliest parts of the collectivist story out.

American Entertainer

Often relates to left-wing politics advocating for shared resources and responsibilities.

Political Alignment

Understanding individualism helps grasp collectivist views, which emphasize group goals over personal ones.

Contrasts Individualism

Collectivist principles are more common in some cultures, like in many Asian societies.

Cultural Context

A collectivist often acts based on strong values of togetherness and mutual aid.

Driven by Ideals

A collectivist may prioritize group identity over individual recognition.

Group Identity

Collectivist decisions are often made through group consensus rather than personal discretion.

Democratic Processes

 when you're able to temporarily hand over responsibility for your life to someone else. Now, anthropologists suggest that one reason why this word might have been named and celebrated in Japan is because of that country's traditionally collectivist culture,