Greece is a country located in southwestern Europe on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula possessing a group of about 2,000 islands and covering more than 130,000 square kilometers of land. The country's official name was Hellenic Republic which is a historiographic term used for a series of councils and “Provincial Governments” during the Greek War of Independence. Greece shares borders with four other countries including: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey. Greece has a strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to the Turkish Straits. Over sixteen thousand tourists visit each year to site see the main attractions: Athens where the olympic games first originated, and the black sand beaches of the Santorini
…show more content…
A high score on this dimension indicates that the particular society will be driven by competition, achievement, and success. Success will be defined by the winner or best in field. A low score on the dimensions means that the society values are for caring for others and quality of life. A feminine society is where the quality of life is the sign of success and standing out is not admirable. The fundamental issue here is what motivates people, wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine). Greece is a medium Masculine society ranking at 57. Men make it their personal job and duty to protect and take care of their family. The Masculine culture believes the success of a family member gives social value to the whole in-group. A visitor should not be surprised by Greeks speaking of the important and high up people they know in the town and in the community. Aristoteles Onassis, the Greek tycoon was and still is an example of a successful Greek whose symbols speak of the achievement in a Masculine society(Geert …show more content…
It has to do with how people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “We.” In an individualist societies, people are only supposed to look after themselves and their direct family. In the Collectivist society people belong to in groups that take care of them in exchange for loyalty. Greece is at a score of 35 with a collectivist culture. From an individualist culture this group could be taken as nepotism, which means negative perception, but in collectivistic societies this is normal
A high score on this dimension indicates that the particular society will be driven by competition, achievement, and success. Success will be defined by the winner or best in field. A low score on the dimensions means that the society values are for caring for others and quality of life. A feminine society is where the quality of life is the sign of success and standing out is not admirable. The fundamental issue here is what motivates people, wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine). Greece is a medium Masculine society ranking at 57. Men make it their personal job and duty to protect and take care of their family. The Masculine culture believes the success of a family member gives social value to the whole in-group. A visitor should not be surprised by Greeks speaking of the important and high up people they know in the town and in the community. Aristoteles Onassis, the Greek tycoon was and still is an example of a successful Greek whose symbols speak of the achievement in a Masculine society(Geert …show more content…
It has to do with how people’s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “We.” In an individualist societies, people are only supposed to look after themselves and their direct family. In the Collectivist society people belong to in groups that take care of them in exchange for loyalty. Greece is at a score of 35 with a collectivist culture. From an individualist culture this group could be taken as nepotism, which means negative perception, but in collectivistic societies this is normal