SOCIAL 30-1INDIVIDUALISM & COLLECTIVISM

Understanding Collectivism & IndividualismPages 63-95 In addition to the lecture you mustMake additional notes on these pagesIdentify key terms

READINGS

THE VALUES OF INDIVIDUALISMRead pages 71-79 in your textbookStart at the heading Principles of IndividualismCopy and expand on the concept map on the following slideIntegrate definitions, examples and key facts into your concept mapPlace your completed concept map in your notes as a study aid

WHAT DID YOU ADD?WEB MAP OF INDIVIDUALISM

THE VALUES OF COLLECTIVISMRead pages 80-86 in your textbookStart at the heading Principles of CollectivismCopy and expand on the concept map on the following slideIntegrate definitions, examples and key facts into your concept mapPlace your completed concept map in your notes as a study aid

WHAT DID YOU ADD?WEB MAP OF COLLECTIVISM

LESSON SUMMARYYou learned that individualism and collectivism are the two main approaches to organizing societies

Each approach has a series of core values that relate to how people see their place in society

INDIVIDUALISTSValueIndependencePersonal freedomSelf-relianceSelf-interest

COLLECTIVISTSValueTeamworkInterdependenceEqualityCollective Responsibility

DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH CENTURYWhile no real-world society is completely collectivist or completely individualism, some of the ideologies of the twentieth century have incorporated collectivist or individualist values as guiding principlesThese include:CommunismFascismDemocratic CapitalismDemocratic Socialism

DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH CENTURYCommunismHolds that all property should be owned by the state and all people should work for the stateRepresents an extreme interpretation of collectivism

DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH CENTURYFascismTakes an extreme collectivist approach to political organization, but rejects collectivist notions of social equalityFascism also adheres to some individualist values in the areas of economics

DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH CENTURYDemocratic CapitalismIn its truest form, strongly advocates both individual political and economic freedomDemocratic socialists, while supporting

DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH CENTURYDemocratic SocialismDemocratic socialists, while supporting individualist values in terms of political freedom, incorporate collectivist values into their economic policies

ON THE SPECTRUMLETS SEE THESE FOUR PERSPECTIVES