New York mayor's collectivism praise contrasts with rugged individualism that built America, raising concerns about centralized planning and control.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Kyodo via AP Images) Zohran Mamdani did not misspeak at his inauguration. When he said he wanted to replace the “frigidity of ...

"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Sounds so nice. No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share.

For decades, psychologists have used the concepts of individualism and collectivism to understand cross-cultural differences, particularly between East and West. Western societies exhibit independence ...

Countries vary greatly in the individualism they exhibit. Individualist societies emphasize autonomy, assertiveness, freedom and independence. Societies with a more collectivist bent, in which the ...

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