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This dimension expresses the degree to which the less powerful members of a society accept and expect that power is distributed unequally.
A country with high score in this dimension will be very accepting of the inequality.
A country with a low score in this dimension will be very resistant to inequality and will demand reasons. |
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A country with high score in this dimension will have a preference for a loosely-knit social framework and members of the society will be expected to take care of themselves and their family.
A country with a low score in this dimension will have a preference for a tightly-knit framework in society and members of the society can expect to be taken care of. |
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A country with high score in this dimension will have a preference for achievement and material rewards for success, and the society at large will be more competitive.
A country with a low score in this dimension will have a preference for cooperation, modesty, caring for the weak and quality of life, and the society at large will be more consensus-oriented. |
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This dimension expresses the degree to which members of the society are willing or unwill to take risks.
A country with high score in this dimension will maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and be intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas.
A country with a low score in this dimension will maintain a more relaxed attitude in which practice counts more than principles. |
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This dimension expresses the degree to which members of a society focuses on the future.
A country with high score in this dimension will encourage thrift and efforts in modern education as a way to prepare for the future.
A country with a low score in this dimension will maintain time-honoured traditions and norms while viewing societal change with suspicion. |
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A country with high score in this dimension will allow relatively free gratification of basic and natural human drives related to enjoying life and having fun.
A country with a low score in this dimension will suppresses gratification of needs and regulates it by means of strict social norms. |
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