In light that my country (Haiti) profile was not available among Hoftstede cultural listing, I chose 2 countries to compare culture differences with my own because my country is geographically placed between the Latin American and Caribbean region.
What do you think of modeling an entire culture on just four traits?
In comparison with Jamaica and the Dominican Republic scoring high on Individualism (39/30) and Masculinity (68/65), I would personally rate my country with a score higher than Dominican Republic on both Individualism and Masculinity. I say this because as growing up, you are taught to protect the image of your family name and strive to be the best in regards to education, professionalism and personal development. You are expected to be independent and learn life experiences as it comes. These characteristics are also valued in the 2 mentioned countries. Furthermore, in my country men are the dominant individuals who are expected to be in the front line when it comes to executing authority and being influential to others. Although there are powerful women in my country, men are the typical figure that dominates the workforce, decision maker in the family and holds the highest political power. This is …show more content…
This is in fact contributes to gender issues in my country because women are often not empowered or expected to be over achievers. What is also a contributing factor is the clash in social class where high, middle and low classes are always in conflict with one another. Each has their own perception as to who should govern who and who should benefit more from the country. Judging from Dominican Republic score that interprets inequality is present; I would say in comparison with my country, that both qualify to value power more than valuing
What do you think of modeling an entire culture on just four traits?
In comparison with Jamaica and the Dominican Republic scoring high on Individualism (39/30) and Masculinity (68/65), I would personally rate my country with a score higher than Dominican Republic on both Individualism and Masculinity. I say this because as growing up, you are taught to protect the image of your family name and strive to be the best in regards to education, professionalism and personal development. You are expected to be independent and learn life experiences as it comes. These characteristics are also valued in the 2 mentioned countries. Furthermore, in my country men are the dominant individuals who are expected to be in the front line when it comes to executing authority and being influential to others. Although there are powerful women in my country, men are the typical figure that dominates the workforce, decision maker in the family and holds the highest political power. This is …show more content…
This is in fact contributes to gender issues in my country because women are often not empowered or expected to be over achievers. What is also a contributing factor is the clash in social class where high, middle and low classes are always in conflict with one another. Each has their own perception as to who should govern who and who should benefit more from the country. Judging from Dominican Republic score that interprets inequality is present; I would say in comparison with my country, that both qualify to value power more than valuing