In Chapter 4, it discusses the individualism and Collectivism of the culture. There are some interesting thing is that many countries that score high on the power distance index score low on the individualism, and vice versa. These two dimensions tend to be negatively correlated.
I grow up in Macau, the child among a number of elders, peers, and juniors learns naturally to conceive of him or herself as part of a "we" much more so than does the child in a nuclear family. Actually, it's because of the collectivism society, Macau students learn to take their bearings from others when it comes to opinions. Opinions are predetermined by the group. It is hardly for most of the students to come up some idea or opinion about something because they worry that their idea or opinions do not match the opinions of the collectives.
For my experience, it is very true that a child of an extended family is seldom alone, whether during the day or at night. US exchange is the first time for me to leave my family for a very long time.
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