Research Paper on:
Differing Expectations That Exist Among Different Cultures

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set of ideals or values diffusing and operating separately in individual sentiments in each society...The power of modern culture -- like that of medieval Christendom -- lies in the fact  that it is a shared and binding set of rules exogenous to any given society, and located not only in individual sentiments, but also in many world institutions" (Swatos 288).  The social, political, economical and religious activities experienced in everyday life represents the very essence of what it means to be a human being. These representations illustrate how  and why a person acts the way he or she does, how one attributes moods, feelings and emotions, the way in which one interacts with another, as well as what  governs overall cultural behavior. Geert Hofstede devoted life and career to the study of collective cultural behavior of humans in an attempt to ascertain the laws that influence such  behavior within the bigger global picture. It may be true that at the very core of each human being exists a common thread of kinship with regard to the  inner workings of cultural reality, however, there are grand variances that separate one era from the next - and even one community from the next - that serve to detrimentally  impact nature if not effectively addressed. Hofstede addresses the most important aspects of cultural dimension in his 5- Model, which characterizes national cultures according to key magnitude: *  Power Distance: The extent to which the less powerful members of society accept that power is unequally distributed * Individualism vs. Collectivism: In individualistic societies there are few ties beyond  those of the nuclear family, whereas in collectivist societies people belong to strong, cohesive in-groups * Masculinity vs. Femininity: In masculine societies men are assertive, tough, and concerned with material