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Divergent Cultural

Divergent Cultural

Q Class, Compare and contrast at least three of the following divergent cultural characteristics and describe which one from each pair would describe the culture that you hail from: individualist vs collectivist, explicit rule vs implicit rule, uncertainty- accepting vs uncertainty-rejecting, time orientation (monochronic vs polychronic, short term vs long term) masculine vs feminine orientation, direct vs indirect, materialism vs relationships, low-power vs high power distance. Your post should also comment on how your particular cultural characteristics compare with your fellow peers.

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The divergent cultural characteristics that are chosen for further discussion are individualistic vs. collectivist cultures, explicit rule cultures vs implicit rule cultures, and uncertainty accepting cultures vs uncertainty rejecting cultures. Uncertainty accepting cultures vs uncertainty rejecting cultures can be considered during a meeting between two unknown individuals for the very first time and individual started to learn current cultural context. In this way uncertainty can be reduced.