Looking At The Analects

Group 2Sergey Brin

Status and Hierarchy

Confucius was mainly interested in how to bring about societal order and harmony.

Confucius devised a system of interdependent relationships.

5 Principle Relationships

A. Ruler and MinisterB. Father and SonC. Elder Brother and

Younger BrotherD. Husband and WifeE. Friend and Friend

Collectivism & Group Orientation

One of the dimensions that sociologists use to contrast cultures is the degree of “individualism” versus “collectivism”.

Individualism Western cultures tend

toemphasize the individual –people are defined more by what they’ve accomplish than by group membership.

Collectivism It is to subject one’s

own desires tothe greater good of the group. In other words, people don’t exist independently of one another. Instead, an individual was defined by his or her relationship to the group.

“No matter how big, one beam cannot support the house”

- Chinese Proverb

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