America’s infamous crime rate, internationally recognized as among the worst in the world, particularly in regard to crime per population of a westernized, industrial economy disgraces the United States at home and abroad. As of 2014, America has top ten status in terms of “rape, gun crime, violent crime, violent rape [legally considered as a part of assault], robberies, utilization of opiates, assault, etc.” (Nationmaster 1). Exact figures depend on the country, as most categories achieve a percentage in terms of amount of crime per population, usually considered in millions of people, in the United States’ case “27.3, 88.8, 4.7, 84,767 [number of people violently raped in that year with the rapist convicted], 146.4, .57%, and 786.7”, exactly
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The specific definition per social psychology explains “Individualists are motivated by their own preferences, needs, and rights, giving priority to personal rather than to group goals” (Triandis 1). The priority of the immediate and self drives the notion of ideologies such as the common phrase in America when it comes to certain constitutional rights per the colloquial statement of a “free country” presenting an allusion to the American Bill of Rights, especially when constitutional notions may seemingly appear violated. Great benefits of individualism psychologically speaking include an unlimited ideal of opportunity, ability to find solace in the self as well as greater ideal of the collective when it comes to group activities, although negatives include increased competition and activities such as crime and domestic issues will often hamper the positives, leading to more violence, among other social problems. However, adoption of collectivist policies can have many other potential …show more content…
As a Canadian myself, this initiative greets itself with its own social norm, as all Canadians must uphold a social responsibility to the environment and limiting landfills, a direct cause of organizations such as the Recycling Council of Ontario forging change through social alterations, specifically “shared responsibility” as environmental conservatism writes itself into the social norms of the country (Recycling Council of Toronto). Adherence to social standards maintains a balance of society in collectivism. Relating to actual criminal problems, countries such as Singapore, famous for having one of the lowest crime rates on earth, the second-lowest on earth right behind South Korea, as the crime index of Singapore stays at “15.81” [the lower the index, the safer the country] for the sake of comparison, the United States’ crime index remains at “48.87” making it number seventy-six in terms of safety (Nationmaster 1). Safety problems concern themselves greatly, although ideology has the ability to transcend these mundane
The specific definition per social psychology explains “Individualists are motivated by their own preferences, needs, and rights, giving priority to personal rather than to group goals” (Triandis 1). The priority of the immediate and self drives the notion of ideologies such as the common phrase in America when it comes to certain constitutional rights per the colloquial statement of a “free country” presenting an allusion to the American Bill of Rights, especially when constitutional notions may seemingly appear violated. Great benefits of individualism psychologically speaking include an unlimited ideal of opportunity, ability to find solace in the self as well as greater ideal of the collective when it comes to group activities, although negatives include increased competition and activities such as crime and domestic issues will often hamper the positives, leading to more violence, among other social problems. However, adoption of collectivist policies can have many other potential …show more content…
As a Canadian myself, this initiative greets itself with its own social norm, as all Canadians must uphold a social responsibility to the environment and limiting landfills, a direct cause of organizations such as the Recycling Council of Ontario forging change through social alterations, specifically “shared responsibility” as environmental conservatism writes itself into the social norms of the country (Recycling Council of Toronto). Adherence to social standards maintains a balance of society in collectivism. Relating to actual criminal problems, countries such as Singapore, famous for having one of the lowest crime rates on earth, the second-lowest on earth right behind South Korea, as the crime index of Singapore stays at “15.81” [the lower the index, the safer the country] for the sake of comparison, the United States’ crime index remains at “48.87” making it number seventy-six in terms of safety (Nationmaster 1). Safety problems concern themselves greatly, although ideology has the ability to transcend these mundane