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From trompenaar’s model of culture, Brazil shows very notable contrasts with Netherlands, UK, and the USA in all dimensions. This significant contrast can be attributed to the country social and political development. It is true to say that the Brazilian people have a different view of relationships and social environment differently the people in other nations. As a result of the culture different from the Brazilian people the way they relate, work and see life values is different from other nation (Curlette, & Kern, 2016). The table shows that the Brazilian people to have clear rules and procedures that will help them develop strategies in order to develop an interpersonal relationship. The UK, USA, and Netherlands, on the other hand, show a strong respect for rules and regulation that shows a strong sense of duty. Brazil is seen to generally focus on the overall health and the well-being of the larger group while the other countries show a great concern for individual health than that of the group placing great value on personal lives (Curlette, & Kern, 2016).
Brazil reflects an affective nature as they are considered to be emotional and they can express their feelings freely. The opposite is true that people in the UK, USA, and Netherlands prefer to be calm with any emotional display (Farran et al, 2016). Brazilian culture accepts a hierarchy and tends to defer their responsibility to authority figures while the other countries personal success emphasizing that each person should contribute to the society. From the research, it is true to say that Brazilians are not goal oriented as there is a low drive to personal achievement while in the other countries people are engaged to enhance success in each person (Farran et al, 2016). It is true to say that the United Kingdom, the United States and Netherlands are highly individualistic, focus on achievement while Brazil is highly unison and they tend to look after the well-being of a large group than that of an individual.
Reference
Curlette, W. L., & Kern, R. M. (2016). In Support of Empirical Research in Individual Psychology. Journal Of Individual Psychology, 72(1), 1-3. doi:10.1353/jip.2016.0003
Farran, L. K., Lee, C., Yoo, H., & Oller, D. K. (2016). Cross-Cultural Register Differences in Infant-Directed Speech: An Initial Study. Plos ONE, 11(3), 1-14. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151518
