INDIVIDUALISM &
COLLECTIVISM
SOCIAL 30-1
• Understanding
Collectivism &
Individualism
READINGS
• Pages 63-95
• In addition to the
lecture you must
• Make additional
notes on these pages
• Identify key terms
THE VALUES OF INDIVIDUALISM
• Read pages 71-79 in your textbook
• Start at the heading “Principles of Individualism”
• Copy and expand on the concept map on the
following slide
• Integrate definitions, examples and key facts into your
concept map
• Place your completed concept map in your notes
as a study aid
WEB MAP OF INDIVIDUALISM
WHAT DID YOU ADD?
THE VALUES OF COLLECTIVISM
• Read pages 80-86 in your textbook
• Start at the heading “Principles of Collectivism”
• Copy and expand on the concept map on the
following slide
• Integrate definitions, examples and key facts into your
concept map
• Place your completed concept map in your notes
as a study aid
WEB MAP OF COLLECTIVISM
WHAT DID YOU ADD?
LESSON SUMMARY
• You learned that
individualism and
collectivism are the two
main approaches to
organizing societies
• Each approach has a
series of core values
that relate to how
people see their place
in society
INDIVIDUALISTS…
Value
• Independence
• Personal freedom
• Self-reliance
• Self-interest
COLLECTIVISTS…
Value
• Teamwork
• Interdependence
• Equality
• Collective
Responsibility
DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
• While no real-world society is completely collectivist
or completely individualism, some of the ideologies
of the twentieth century have incorporated
collectivist or individualist values as guiding
principles
• These include:
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Communism
Fascism
Democratic Capitalism
Democratic Socialism
DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
Communism
• Holds that all property
should be owned by
the state and all people
should work for the
state
• Represents an extreme
interpretation of
collectivism
DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
Fascism
• Takes an extreme
collectivist approach to
political organization,
but rejects collectivist
notions of social
equality
• Fascism also adheres to
some individualist
values in the areas of
economics
DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
Democratic Capitalism
• In its truest form, strongly
advocates both
individual political and
economic freedom
• Democratic socialists,
while supporting
DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OF THE 20TH
CENTURY
Democratic Socialism
• Democratic socialists,
while supporting
individualist values in
terms of political
freedom, incorporate
collectivist values into
their economic policies
LET’S SEE THESE FOUR PERSPECTIVES –
ON THE SPECTRUM