unds 5

• Western self


  Focus on oneself and personal needs, known as egoism
• Eastern self


  Focus on others and the feeling of others, called collectivism
• Differences between Western and Eastern cultures

  • Western culture is inclined to more acquisition of material things
  • Eastern culture is tilted towards less assets (a mantra that less is more)
  • Western culture is obsessed with being successful
  • Eastern culture is more inclined towards long life, which is equated with wealth
  • In Western culture, wealth and poverty is the result of enterprise and hard work
  • In Eastern culture, wealth and poverty is the result of fortune and luck
  • Western culture celebrates the youth and being young
  • Eastern culture values the wisdom of years and seniority
  • Western culture subscribes to the idea of evolution
  • Eastern culture subscribes to the idea of reincarnation
• Western self


  A social construction which is symbolically and signally created between and among social beings
• Eastern self (Confucianism)


  A gentleman by following the moral way consisting of the virtues of love, righteousness, wisdom, propriety, and loyalty in order to promote harmony in society
• Eastern self (Mahayana Buddhism)


  Reciprocal relationship, compassion to other humans for belief that we are part of the same ever changing universe
• Eastern self (Hinduism)


  Attainment of liberation in the identification of Atman (the spiritual essence of all individual human beings) and Brahman (the spiritual essence of the universe) through the Four Yogas
• Eastern self (Taoism)


  Attainment of liberation in the identification of Atman (the spiritual essence of all individual human beings) and Brahman (the spiritual essence of the universe) through the Four Yogas
• Eastern self (Filipino Psychology)

  Concept of Kapwa, recognition of shared identity, an inner self shared with others; Two levels or modes of social interaction ibang-tao or "outsider" and hindi ibang-tao or "one-of-us"
• Eastern self (Theravada Buddhism)


  Detachment and desirelessness to reach nirvana, or state of enlightenment
• Individualism


  • People are autonomous and independent from their in-groups
  • Give priority to their personal goals of their in-groups
  • Behave on their basis of attitudes rather than norms
• Collectivism


  • Interdependent within their in-groups
  • Give priority to the goals of their in-groups
  • In-groups primarily shape their behavior
  • Behave in a communal way
  • Concerned in maintaining relationship with others