The Lineage Theory of the Regional Variation of Individualism/Collectivism in China.

ABSTRACT: China has undergone a rapid process of modernization since 1949. The modernization process has accelerated with the development of the market economy and rural-to-urban migration after the 1980s. Nevertheless, Chinese regions still exhibit substantial differences in terms of individualist/collectivist cultural orientations. The rice theory and the climato-economic theory have attempted to explain this variation by analyzing provincial-level data. Based on a quantitative analysis of more granular, county-level variables spanning from the early 1990s until 2010, we offer an alternative account of this cultural variety based on lineage development in different Chinese regions. Using the ArcGIS geographic information system, we first present the regional distribution of individualism/collectiv

SUBMITTER: Gong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854463 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature