SCORE:
High Context: 37
Low Context: 34

1. With a specific example or two, illustrate how your informal socialization (parents, media, travel, religion, etc.) shaped your sense of individualism-collectivism.

Living in a family of six which included my grandparents, has always inculcated values in me. Life has always been thinking about others, the family or society of which I am a part. There have been instances like my parents wanted to make a trip to Malaysia for their 25th anniversary but my grandparents and others suggested a celebration with extended family gathering .They chose the latter. Many incidents like these show how the emotions of family stand much above our own interests. Second example I would like to quote is about my grandparents who have always lived with us. Children don’t like taking the responsibility of their parents but I am proud of the fact that my parents choose to take up that responsibility and this has made me believe that an individual’s freedom takes a back stand in front of his family’s emotions and happiness.

2. Again, with a specific example or two, identify ways in which your formal schooling shaped your sense of individualism-collectivism. When I was in class 7, our English teacher was very biased towards her daughter and her friends who were our classmates. They would be exempted from all kinds of punishments instead were given the responsibility of English monitor (supposed to collect money If a person is found talking in any language apart from English). One of the students went up to her and told that as teacher her duty was to be fair to everyone, this made that teacher angry and she went and complained about his misbehaving attitude towards her. The student was called to principal’s office and was asked to get his parents next day. As soon as our batch came to know this we decided to go up