Dimensions of Culture in America and Germany

I lived in Germany from 4 to 10 years old, which was not the most important year for my growth, but this is my beginning. If I grew up in America and Germany, I do not think that the values ​​as people will change. I believe these values ​​are human values ​​and I believe that your growth will have little effect on your values. This is a different argument about specific cultural expectations about norms, or how to act in certain situations.

It is worth mentioning that there are many individualists and collectivists. It is absurd to think that countless cultures can be divided into two cultural aspects, individualism and collectivism. The individualists we observed were from Sweden, Germany, Canada, and the United States. This group has the same individualistic cultural aspect, but it does not explain the difference between language, culture, history, politics etc. The results of group collectivists should also be explained in terms of changes in the dimension of groupism. Most of the articles we use for research compare the two extremes of individualism / collectivism continuum, ie America, Japan or Korea. It is incredible to think that there is no difference between Japan, Korea and Greece. As mentioned above, this cultural aspect does not explain the language, culture, history, politics etc of each country.

The cultural aspect represents a cultural direction that distinguishes the nation (not the individual). We are all human beings, because we are all unique. In other words, culture can only be used as meaningful thing. Therefore, the impact this has on digital design is that expressive power and authoritative languages ​​or images may function well in distant power areas. However, users in countries with short communication distances may react negatively to this, and you may want to see more popular images and relationships with everyday life.

Below is a diagram that compares the six cultural aspects of Geert Hofstede of the United States and Germany. It shows the corresponding value between Germany and the United States (less powerful members of society will accept and expect the degree of imbalance of power. In a low distance society, people share the balance of electricity distribution and demand power Inequality is defended.) Masculine dimension (representing society's favorable preference for accomplishment, hero, self-confidence, physical profit, society as a whole is competitive, calm With culture.)