The main aim of this paper is to provide an introductory discussion of the issue of the human need for a Social symbiosis and Collectivism in the contemporary global community and of the constructive role that religion could play in delivering this global need. There are many ways to categorise ideologies and religions, but the most constructive is one between collectivism and individualism. In...

The 2008 recession resulted from the failure of financial institutions including banks, due to their uncontrolled self-indulgent financial practices leading to a severe economic crisis. Policy options to resolve the recession that has resulted from the crisis included financial sector restructuring or bail-outs on the assumption that the banks are generally moral and trustworthy organizations. ...

Abstract What is the role of societal culture in individualism-collectivism paradigm pandemic containment? In prolonged fight against COVID-19, government-initiated non-pharmaceutical interventions critically hinges on citizens’ adherence to these restrictive policies. Using an international setting, this research shows that countries scoring high individualism generally have a more severe COVI...

Guilt and shame proneness are commonly thought to be associated with culture, yet research on this relationship is fragmented often inconsistent. In a review of the existing social scientific literature, we demonstrate that no consistent between guilt shame, one hand, individualism collectivism, other, has been established. To move area forward, apply new 2-dimensional, quaternary perspective b...

The current meta-analysis investigates gender-role differentiation on horizontal-vertical individualism and collectivism orientations. We used the PRISMA Cochrane’s guidelines to find related resource answer research questions. searched ProQuest, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Science.gov, Science open for all published non-published studies through 1 Sept...