I’d love to see this data for India or China. I suspect based on doing research in India that the gap measured here is very American, not even just Western. Many of us crave a life devoid of considerations of interpersonal power, but we interact with strangers based on those considerations...like most humans...we’re just not honest about it. This is an artifact of an ideology of individualism we cling to almost desperately at times. Most human cultures are very direct about status and power differentials
Agreed James - I suspect cross-cultural differences would be pretty distinct, specifically as it relates to status when comparing highly individualistic and low-power distance cultures with more collectivistic, high-power distance cultures.
Thought-provoking stuff, Ross. Someday, I'd love to see "How does your spouse/partner define success?" factored into the equation. (Kudos for providing the link to the source material, by the way, which does include some data comparing male and female perceptions). I have a personal interest... I don't think I care too much about how anyone else defines success (or, consequently, my achievement of success), except for my spouse — and she defines it differently than I do. It creates an interesting dynamic that, I believe, meaningfully influences behaviors. I always have a feeling that my situation is not very common, but I don't know.
Thanks so much Bob. There is certainly an interesting tension/conversation to be had among differently motivated spouses. It would make for a great study.
I’d love to see this data for India or China. I suspect based on doing research in India that the gap measured here is very American, not even just Western. Many of us crave a life devoid of considerations of interpersonal power, but we interact with strangers based on those considerations...like most humans...we’re just not honest about it. This is an artifact of an ideology of individualism we cling to almost desperately at times. Most human cultures are very direct about status and power differentials
Agreed James - I suspect cross-cultural differences would be pretty distinct, specifically as it relates to status when comparing highly individualistic and low-power distance cultures with more collectivistic, high-power distance cultures.
Thanks for featuring my work, Ross!
Thought-provoking stuff, Ross. Someday, I'd love to see "How does your spouse/partner define success?" factored into the equation. (Kudos for providing the link to the source material, by the way, which does include some data comparing male and female perceptions). I have a personal interest... I don't think I care too much about how anyone else defines success (or, consequently, my achievement of success), except for my spouse — and she defines it differently than I do. It creates an interesting dynamic that, I believe, meaningfully influences behaviors. I always have a feeling that my situation is not very common, but I don't know.
Either way, keep that great content coming. :)
Thanks so much Bob. There is certainly an interesting tension/conversation to be had among differently motivated spouses. It would make for a great study.