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ACTIVITY:
1. Compare eastern and western views of the self.
WESTERN EASTERN
Duality- you are distinct from other
Other persons are part of your self
persons
Talk about their personal attributes Talk about their social roles
Keeps a low profile and avoid
Highlights personal achievements
boastfulness
Collectivistic- group and social relations
Individualistic- focus on the person
are more important
Values competition Values cooperation
Values equality Values hierarchy

EASTERN THOUGHTS
Sees the other person as part of yourself as well as the things you may create, a
drama in which everyone is interconnected with their specific roles
Asian culture is called a collectivistic culture as the group and social relations that
is given more importance than individual needs and wants.
"Me" is here and now. The true “Me” in every human being is a part of the Divine
that need to become apparent. True “Me” is given and doesn’t have to be
cognizable.
Tasks more important than relationships
Cognitive skills independent of social skills
Concepts like arranged marriages are not at all common. They go for love
marriages as they believe in a concept that love comes before marriage.
Asian culture is called a collectivistic culture as the group and social relations that
is given more importance than individual needs and wants.
WESTERN THOUGHTS
Looks at the world in dualities wherein you are distinct from the other person, the
creator is separate from the object he created, in which the self is distinguished
and acknowledged
The Western culture is what we would call an individualistic culture since their
focus is on the person.
Eternal reality of the universal truth: self-liberation through getting rid of the false
"Me" and discovering the true "Me"
Relationships more important than tasks
Social and cognitive skills integrated
Arranged marriages are common. They are normally arranged by parents or
elders. They believe in a concept that love comes after marriage.
The Western culture is what we would call an individualistic culture since their
focus is on the person.