I have heard the United States is considered a Universalistic vs a Particularistic nation. I would disagree. If a person is wealthy or a politician, (friends in high places) the rules/laws are applied in a particularistic manner, much in the way of a socialist or communist society. Without friends in high places, the common man faces a universalistic destiny, in the manner of our republic/democratic society. Because of this, our nation is losing it's direction.......
You could well be correct. Since making this series of videos I have noticed many paradoxes contained within these models. For example, the US is considered highly individualistic, yet many Americans act uniformly when it comes to what they watch on TV, how they dress, the cars they drive and the houses they live in. There might well be a hundred varieties of chips to choose from - but everybody is still eating chips!
I have heard the United States is considered a Universalistic vs a Particularistic nation. I would disagree. If a person is wealthy or a politician, (friends in high places) the rules/laws are applied in a particularistic manner, much in the way of a socialist or communist society. Without friends in high places, the common man faces a universalistic destiny, in the manner of our republic/democratic society. Because of this, our nation is losing it's direction.......
You could well be correct. Since making this series of videos I have noticed many paradoxes contained within these models. For example, the US is considered highly individualistic, yet many Americans act uniformly when it comes to what they watch on TV, how they dress, the cars they drive and the houses they live in. There might well be a hundred varieties of chips to choose from - but everybody is still eating chips!
Thank you for a straight-forward explanation with visuals :)