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[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not a case of generalization perhaps. It. Sn be demonstrated simply if you understand the concept. Regardless it had been one that I've gotten immediate pushback for mentioning in the past because people outrightly reject it.

It's very difficult to give examples. Most racial stereotypes ring true on a very basic level but most of the time they themselves seem very much intertwined with people's own idea of their own strengths.

You'll see in the west they've got a very strong idea that they value individuality as opposed to the east Asian cultures that value collectivism, this isn't entirely wrong, but it's not exactly correct either. It doesn't take much more than a quick look at American pop culture towards whatever the Hollywood issue of the year is to see the American tendency towards collective cultural opinion for example. And in the case of china, the dissenting opinions are suppressed outright leaving only the state approved "collectivist" opinions remaining. In my opinion, while it's obviously wrong to assume both situations are the same, they seem to resemble each other to me.