All of the Following Are Characteristics of Strongly Individualistic Cultures

question 19

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of strongly individualistic cultures except:

• A)people perceive things primarily from their own viewpoint.
• B)people see themselves as individuals capable of making their own decisions.
• C)people feel responsible for their actions.
• D)people focus on the needs of the larger group.
• E)people feel responsible for solving their own problems.

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Definitions:

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Series of senatorial campaign debates in 1858 focusing on the issue of slavery in the territories; held in Illinois between Republican Abraham Lincoln, who made a national reputation for himself, and incumbent Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas, who managed to hold on to his seat.

Dred Scott V. Sanford

An 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories, exacerbating sectional tensions that led to the Civil War.

Republican Plan

A strategy or proposal put forward by members of the Republican Party (USA) aimed at addressing political, economic, or social issues.