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    The document discusses collectivism and how it prioritizes group cohesion over individual interests. It describes how one's sense of self is defined by their social context in a collectivist society. This can be confusing for international students from collectivist cultures attending universities in the US where social obligations are viewed differently.

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    The document discusses collectivism and how it prioritizes group cohesion over individual interests. It describes how one's sense of self is defined by their social context in a collectivist society. This can be confusing for international students from collectivist cultures attending universities in the US where social obligations are viewed differently.

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    Collectivism is a value that is characterized by an emphasis on cohesiveness among individuals and

    prioritization of the group over the self. The term "in-group" is thought to be more diffusely defined for
    collectivist individuals to include societal units ranging from the family to a religious or ethnic group.
    One critical model of collectivism describes the collectivistic as fundamentally connected to the social
    context. As such, one's sense of self depends on and is defined in part by those around them and is
    primarily manifested in public behavior.

    Sometimes this is confusing to international students from a collectivistic society who come to a
    university in the United States. The collectivistic expectation is that if another student with whom you
    have a personal relationship needs your help, then you provide that help. A collectivistic student has a
    mandatory social obligation to help the other student succeed.

    Man has no rights except those which society permits him to enjoy. From the day of his birth until the
    day of his death society allows him to enjoy certain so-called rights and deprives him of others; not . . .
    because society desires especially to favor or oppress the individual, but because its own preservation,
    welfare, and happiness are the prime considerations.”

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