Individualism

Collectivism and Individualism

Clients in sport and exercise psychology contexts are from a diversity of cultural backgrounds. The terms individualism and collectivism have recently been  integrated  within  sport  psychology  as  elements  of  one  criterion  by  which  to  understand the  client’s  cultural  standpoint.  Individualism  has often  been  associated  with  mainstream  clients who are white and from the Western hemisphere.

Individualism

Individualism is a common term in the counseling and psychological literature used to describe certain cultures and specific individual attributes valued in these cultures. The term individualism is often used in contrast to collectivism. Both terms describe a cultural syndrome that reflects shared attitudes, beliefs, norms, and values that are found among individuals who live

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