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

• Published in: Psychological reports Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 243 - 251
• Main Authors: Hirokawa, Kumi, Vannieuwenhuyse, Bruno, Dohi, Itsuko, Miyata, Yo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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),...