collectivism

Example Sentences

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Comedians know they have nurtured our individuality complex by spotlighting members of the crowd, but consider re-embracing collectivism — it sure alleviates a whole lot of pressure, on both them and us.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Despite Japan’s culture of collectivism, Dr. Oshitani was surprised when businesses quickly closed and people refrained from going out.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2022

Though it scores high, as a nation, on measures of cultural collectivism, China’s 1.4 billion people are more than just a single culture.

From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2022

It is important to understand exactly what "collectivism" and "individualism" mean in these contexts.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2021

I venture to conclude that the differences between a true and consistent public-spirited liberalism and a rational collectivism, ought, with a genuine effort at mutual understanding, to disappear.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.