He advocated the use of electoral politics to implement reforms and thus gradually build a collectivist society.

The most individualistic people in a collectivist society tend to be "rebels ready to migrate from the oppression of the culture," said Dr. Triandis.

It is more common in collectivist societies because family members support one another.

In collectivist societies, the needs of acceptance and community will outweigh the needs for freedom and individuality.

Children's make-believe places greater emphasis on imaginativeness and autonomy in Western individualistic nations than in collectivist societies.

"We talk about Japan as a collectivist society, and yet individuals there quickly take responsibility for corporate mistakes," Professor Sonnenfeld said.

Examples of collectivist societies are many Asian, African, and South American cultures.

In truth, he was not a member of any political orthodoxy, preferring the passive role of the unorthodox individual within a collectivist society.

This is a collectivist society.

Some even believe that certain kinds of capitalism, such as social democratic capitalism, are more progressive than a bureaucratic collectivist society.