Module 6: Western and Eastern Self

• Western Self

  • Prioritizes one's self and needs
• Synonymous to Western Self

  • Egotistical
  • Individualistic
• Eastern Self

  • Prioritizes others and what others may feel
  • More selfless
  • The part of us that wants to please others
• Synonymous to Eastern Self

  • Collectivists
• Individualists vs. Collectivists

  INDIVIDUALIST

  • More independents
  • Prioritizes personal goals
  • Behave based on the norms

  COLLECTIVISTS

  • Interdependent with their group
  • Prioritizes the in-group's goals
  • Behavior is affected by the in-group
  • Communal behavior
  • Concerned with maintaining connections