Collective Culture
What is a collective culture?
A culture that emphasize interdependence, cooperation, and harmony.
What is an individual culture?
A culture that emphasizes independence, autonomy, and self-reliance.
What was described as a universal phenomenon in the textbook and in the presentation?
Loneliness.
According to the textbook study, what values did the participants from China emphasize when choosing a partner?
Social status, power, wealth, and the priority of family.
According to the textbook study, what values did the participants in the US emphasize when choosing a partner?
Honesty, intelligence, and education.
What were the 3 similarities mentioned in the presentation?
loneliness, gender differences in attraction, and passionate love.
What were the love languages that collectivist cultures were most likely to express?
Acts of service and receiving gifts.
What are the love languages that individualist cultures were most likely to express?
Words of affirmation and quality time.
What are the differences between male and female attraction?
Females place more value on financial resources; whereas males place more value on physical attractiveness.
True or False: Arranged marriages can also be love marriages.
True.
Why might words of affirmation be a prominent love language to individualist cultures?
"Individuals in these cultures prioritize self-expression and personal needs within their relationships, with studies highlighting the importance of direct communication and emotional openness as key contributors to satisfaction" (Chen et al., 2025, p. 2).
What were the theories applied to both cultures?
Triangular theory of love and the social exchange theory.