The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures.
The present study investigated the construct of characterising societies as being either individualistic or collectivist as topics of research in the field of cross cultural tolerance. Using scenarios to describe behaviours typically encountered in New Zealand society, participants from individualis...
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ndltd-canterbury.ac.nz-oai-ir.canterbury.ac.nz-10092-26962015-03-30T15:27:45ZThe worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures.Holthouse, Stephen MarkviewsattitudesKoltko-RiveraHuiacceptanceempathymulticulturalismindividualismcollectivismcollectivesocial psychologyhelpinggroupsacceptancesimilaritiesworldviewsThe present study investigated the construct of characterising societies as being either individualistic or collectivist as topics of research in the field of cross cultural tolerance. Using scenarios to describe behaviours typically encountered in New Zealand society, participants from individualist and collectivist cultures were asked to rate behaviours as to how much they understood and accepted the actions described. The participants’ responses were also analysed using attitude measures to seek if similarity in attitudes was a more informative approach to determine why one individual does or does not accept certain behaviours. The study found that although there were general cultural differences between the two groups, individual attitudes went further in explaining possible reasons why acceptance and tolerance of other's behaviours may occur. The findings were then discussed in terms of how they were relevant to both biculturalism and multiculturalism in New Zealand.University of Canterbury. Psychology2009-08-20T21:28:01Z2009-08-20T21:28:01Z2009Electronic thesis or dissertationTexthttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/2696enNZCUCopyright Stephen Mark Holthousehttp://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml |
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The present study investigated the construct of characterising societies as being either individualistic or collectivist as topics of research in the field of cross cultural tolerance. Using scenarios to describe behaviours typically encountered in New Zealand society, participants from individualist and collectivist cultures were asked to rate behaviours as to how much they understood and accepted the actions described. The participants’ responses were also analysed using attitude measures to seek if similarity in attitudes was a more informative approach to determine why one individual does or does not accept certain behaviours. The study found that although there were general cultural differences between the two groups, individual attitudes went further in explaining possible reasons why acceptance and tolerance of other's behaviours may occur. The findings were then discussed in terms of how they were relevant to both biculturalism and multiculturalism in New Zealand. |
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Holthouse, Stephen Mark |
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Holthouse, Stephen Mark |
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Holthouse, Stephen Mark |
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The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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The worldviews of international and domestic New Zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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worldviews of international and domestic new zealand tertiary students : analysis through national groupings versus analysis based on individual attitude measures. |
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University of Canterbury. Psychology |
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