Comparison of French and Japanese Individuals with Reference to Hofstede's Concepts of Individualism and Masculinity

The purpose was to examine whether Japanese individuals were oriented toward collective and masculine values attributed to cultures by Hofstede by comparing them with those of French individuals. There were 110 French participants (54 men, 56 women) and 128 Japanese participants (41 men, 87 women),...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 243 - 251
Main Authors Hirokawa, Kumi, Vannieuwenhuyse, Bruno, Dohi, Itsuko, Miyata, Yo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2001
Subjects
Adult
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Female
France
Gender Identity
Humans
Individuality
Japan
Male
Social Conformity
Social Values
France
Japan
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Summary:The purpose was to examine whether Japanese individuals were oriented toward collective and masculine values attributed to cultures by Hofstede by comparing them with those of French individuals. There were 110 French participants (54 men, 56 women) and 128 Japanese participants (41 men, 87 women), selected from undergraduate students, employed workers, housewives, and retirees. Their occupational proportion and their ranges of age were balanced in both countries. Scales for Individualism and Masculinity dealt not only with work-related but also general items for workplace, culture, education, and family. Analyses generally showed that the Japanese individuals scored higher on the Masculinity scale and French participants scored higher on the Individualism scale. There was a mean difference between Japanese men and women in how they answered questions about the work-related items concerning Masculinity.
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ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.2001.89.2.243