Ways of Manifesting Collectivism: An Analysis of Iranian and African Cultures

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dc.contributor.authorHamedani, Nina G.
dc.contributor.authorPurvis, Tristan M.
dc.contributor.authorGlazer, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorDien, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-11T14:55:09Z
dc.date.available2017-10-11T14:55:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.description.abstractIntelligence analysts might easily misinterpret their observations made in a society other than their own, since their understanding may be filtered through the lens of the shared values, norms, and beliefs of their own culture. For example, given the information that farmers in Kandahar regularly pay the Taliban 50% of their earnings, an analyst might conclude that the farmers are paying extortion money, whereas an alternative probable conclusion might be that they are paying for protection against a corrupt national government. The latter interpretation could lead to a more culturally appropriate policy of working with the village elders to restore their influence as a substitute for that of the Taliban (Flynn et al., 2010). In an initial report, Dien, Blok, & Glazer (2011) presented a cultural framework by which to analyze human influence situations in collectivistic cultures. Cultural case studies of Afghanistan/Pakistan, China, and Japan were evaluated within the framework. The present supplemental report extends this cultural analysis to Iranian culture and to three African cultures, specifically Somali, Tuareg, and Hausa.en_US
dc.format.extent45 pagesen_US
dc.genretechnical reportsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2KP7TS73
dc.identifier.citationHamedani, N. G., Purvis, T. M., Glazer, S., & Dien, J. (2012, March). Ways of manifesting collectivism: An analysis of Iranian and African cultures. University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language, 1-45.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7293
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Languageen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Baltimore
dc.subjectcultureen_US
dc.subjectIranian cultureen_US
dc.subjectAfrican cultureen_US
dc.subjecthuman influenceen_US
dc.subjectcultural analysisen_US
dc.subjectindividualismen_US
dc.subjectcollectivismen_US
dc.subjectsocial patternen_US
dc.titleWays of Manifesting Collectivism: An Analysis of Iranian and African Culturesen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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