Hofstede's Dimensions I
Students who never challenge the teacher, speak only when called upon, and rely on a class rep to accept all diplomas reflect high scores in this dimension
What is Power Distance (PDI)?
Which cultural dimension is represented in the short film Next Floor?
What is Short-Term vs. Long-Term Orientation?
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What is Indulgence vs. Restraint?
In the case study of "Tina" arriving at Concordia University, her initial excitement quickly gave way to winter cold, transit confusion, and feelings that local students were "cliquey," representing this slide phase.
What is Culture Shock (Phase 2 of the U-Curve)?
A clip from which film was shown in class to demonstrate emotional intelligence (EQ)
Inside Out
This methodology combines writing about personal experience with studying a culture.
What is autoethnography?
The Japanese maxim "The nail that sticks up gets pounded" was highlighted on the slides to exemplify this cultural orientation.
What is Collectivism (Low IDV)?
A major academic critique on the slides pointed out that Hofstede's original sample was limited because it only surveyed employees from this single multinational corporation
What is IBM?
In Berry’s Acculturation Model table, this strategy occurs when a person actively maintains their heritage culture and fully embraces host culture participation, resulting in the lowest stress.
What is integration?
David Thomas defines CQ as the ability to interact effectively with people who are culturally different, built on a Venn diagram of Knowledge, Mindfulness, and this 3rd component.
What is Behaviour?
This decade saw the "crisis of confidence" in traditional social science from which autoethnography emerged.
What are the 1980s?
Michael Bond’s Chinese Value Survey helped Hofstede add this 5th dimension to counterbalance Western bias, using virtues like thrift, perseverance, and respect for tradition.
What is Long-Term vs. Short-Term Time Orientation (LTO)?
In the film Zootopia, what cultural dimension is represented by Judy Hopps' parents?
What is Individualism vs. Collectivism?
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What is High uncertainty avoidance vs. low uncertainty avoidance?
The short film The Road Home (2010) shown in class highlights the identity struggles of "TCKs," an acronym standing for this term.
What are Third Culture Kids?
In the California HR manager case study, the manager initially misinterpreted the candidate's low eye contact as a lack of confidence; applying CQ allowed the manager to recognize it as a sign of this.
What is respect for authority?
Autoethnographers write about these pivotal, impactful moments or crises in life that leave lasting memories and force deeper self-reflection.
What are epiphanies?
Derived from the World Values Survey (1995–2004), this 6th dimension contrasts societies that value leisure, spontaneous happiness, and fun with those prioritizing strict social duty and moral discipline.
What is Indulgence vs. Restraint (IVR)?
The blog Ask A Korean! argued that Gladwell committed "Culturalism" because he ignored pilot fatigue, weather, and mechanical issues, depriving Korean pilots of this basic human reality
What is individual agency / human error ("To err is human")?
According to Milton Bennett on the slides, cultural adaptation is an additive process aiming for bi-cultural competency, whereas this substitutive process aims for complete replacement of one's original culture.
What is Cultural Assimilation?
Research by Giles & Smith (1979) cited on the slides warns that overly mimicking another person's communication style can backfire and be perceived as this.
What is insincere, devious, or offensive?
This ethical concept requires researchers to protect the privacy and seek the consent of friends, family, and partners included in their personal stories.
What are relational ethics?
According to a 2025 critique of Hofstede, this dimension has inaccurately been applied to Japan.
What is collectivism?
The short film Alike demonstrates which dimensions?
What is Indulgence vs. restraint?
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Individualism vs. collectivism?
Berry’s model shows that this position—where a person rejects both their home culture and host participation—produces the absolute highest levels of acculturative stress.
What is Marginalization?
I showed a picture of this famous character to demonstrate a lack of mindfulness.
Who is the Scarecrow (from The Wizard of Oz)?
This example of autoethnography explored social expectations around Asian American women.
What is the Grace Lee project?