Individualism and Collectivism in the Social Sciences

In individualistic cultures, people view themselves as having an independent concept of self. Whereas in a collectivist culture, if you have a child, yes, your child is your fock and child, but you view them as a separate human i have myself and they have theirselves. And also, they contain a part of you, which i can't really get my head around,. thas i'm very individualistic in my thinking. Even like the the the psychology that i used to help me myself with my mental heald te cognitive behaviour, terrapy tatsa hugely individual a way of seeing the world. I mean, at the root of cognitive behavior, therrapy,