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Our values & behaviors are programmed at 3 different, but intersecting, levels (framework originally developed by Geert Hofstede):
Human Nature (Universal & Inherited)
Culture (Particular & Learned)
Personality & Genetics (Individual & both inherited & learned)
Human Nature (Universal & Inherited)
Culture (Particular & Learned)
Personality & Genetics (Individual & both inherited & learned)
Human nature may be fixed, but it finds diverse expression of its fundamental drives within culture.
Micro/sub cultures like families, church communities, schools, sports cultures, arts cultures, etc interact together in a network under the influence of a macro-societal culture
Micro/sub cultures like families, church communities, schools, sports cultures, arts cultures, etc interact together in a network under the influence of a macro-societal culture
Sometimes there's harmony between a subculture and a macro-cultures values, and other times there's dissonance.
An side effect of a strong individualistic culture that allows freedom of speech and association, is that subcultures with wildly different values can really grow
An side effect of a strong individualistic culture that allows freedom of speech and association, is that subcultures with wildly different values can really grow
This dissonance can quickly become an unresolvable collision of deep values, and a culture war erupts.
In America, our macro-cultural values have been under increased scrutiny. Sub-cultures have grown in number and prestige to challenge the value system of that overarching power
In America, our macro-cultural values have been under increased scrutiny. Sub-cultures have grown in number and prestige to challenge the value system of that overarching power
It is going to be interesting to see what our cultural values look like 10 years from now. Will there be a doubling down on traditional American values or will there be a seismic cultural shift that makes the macro into a subculture?
