Attributions in Cultures Discussion Post For this Discussion, imagine that a group of business people from two different cultures (one from a collectivistic culture and another from an individualistic culture) work together on a business project, and at the end, the project fails. Consider how people from individualistic and collectivistic cultures respond to failure and the factors to which they would most likely attribute their failures. With these thoughts in mind: Provide a brief comparison of the similarities and differences of attribution styles in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Then provide an example of a group situation in which a project failed or a goal was not reached. Finally, explain how someone from each culture might explain the failure and why. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature. Please use these resources: Readings Course Text: The Handbook of Culture and Psychology Chapter 17, Culture and Social Cognition: Toward a Social Psychology of Cultural Dynamics Chapter 19, Social Justice From a Cultural Perspective Article: Christiansen, L. (2009). In our cultureHow debates about Zimbabwe's domestic violence law became a culture struggle. NORA: Nordic Journal of Women's Studies, 17(3), 175191. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: de Hilari, C., Condori, I., & Dearden, K. A. (2009). When is deliberate killing of young children justified? Indigenous interpretations of infanticide in Bolivia. Social Science & Medicine, 68(2), 352361. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycINFO database. Article: Friedman, R., Liu, W., Chen, C. C., & Chi, S. S. (2007). Causal attribution for interfirm contract violation: A comparative study of Chinese and American commercial arbitrators. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(3), 856864. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Hall, G., Teten, A. L., DeGarmo, D. S., Sue, S., & Stephens, K. A. (2005). Ethnicity, culture, and sexual aggression: Risk and protective factors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(5), 830840. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Higgins, N. C., & Bhatt, G. (2001). Culture moderates the self-serving bias: Etic and emic features of casual attributions in India and Canada. Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 29(1), 4961. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest database. Article: Lee, M. R., & Ousey, G. C. (2011). Reconsidering the culture and violence connection: Strategies of action in the Rural South. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(5), 899929. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ERIC database. Article: Leung, A. Y., & Cohen, D. (2011). Within- and between-culture variation: Individual differences and the cultural logics of honor, face, and dignity cultures. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 100(3), 507526. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Mann, J., & Takyi, B. (2009). Autonomy, dependence or culture: Examining the impact of resources and socio-cultural processes on attitudes towards intimate partner violence in Ghana, Africa. Journal of Family Violence, 24(5), 323335. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Nasser, R., & Abouchedid, K. (2006). Locus of control and the attribution for poverty: Comparing Lebanese and South African university students. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal; 34(7), 777795. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest database. Article: Norenzayan, A., & Lee, A. (2010). It was meant to happen: Explaining cultural variations in fate attributions. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 98(5), 702720. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Simister, J. (2010). Domestic violence and female genital mutilation in Kenya: Effects of ethnicity and education. Journal of Family Violence, 25(3), 247257. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Thanzami, V. L., & Archer, J. (2005). Beliefs about aggression in British students from individualist and collectivist cultures. Aggressive Behavior, 31(4), 350358. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Zhang, A., Reyna, C., Qian, Z., & Yu, G. (2008). Interpersonal attributions of responsibility in the Chinese workplace: A test of Western models in a collectivistic context. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38(9), 23612377. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Media Course Media: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). Culture and psychology. Baltimore, MD: Author. `Cultural Influences on Attribution and Aggression`

Attributions in Cultures Discussion Post For this Discussion, imagine that a group of business people from two different cultures (one from a collectivistic culture and another from an individualistic culture) work together on a business project, and at the end, the project fails. Consider how people from individualistic and collectivistic cultures respond to failure and the factors to which they would most likely attribute their failures. With these thoughts in mind: Provide a brief comparison of the similarities and differences of attribution styles in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Then provide an example of a group situation in which a project failed or a goal was not reached. Finally, explain how someone from each culture might explain the failure and why. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature. Please use these resources: Readings Course Text: The Handbook of Culture and Psychology Chapter 17, Culture and Social Cognition: Toward a Social Psychology of Cultural Dynamics Chapter 19, Social Justice From a Cultural Perspective Article: Christiansen, L. (2009). In our cultureHow debates about Zimbabwe's domestic violence law became a culture struggle. NORA: Nordic Journal of Women's Studies, 17(3), 175191. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: de Hilari, C., Condori, I., & Dearden, K. A. (2009). When is deliberate killing of young children justified? Indigenous interpretations of infanticide in Bolivia. Social Science & Medicine, 68(2), 352361. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycINFO database. Article: Friedman, R., Liu, W., Chen, C. C., & Chi, S. S. (2007). Causal attribution for interfirm contract violation: A comparative study of Chinese and American commercial arbitrators. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(3), 856864. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Hall, G., Teten, A. L., DeGarmo, D. S., Sue, S., & Stephens, K. A. (2005). Ethnicity, culture, and sexual aggression: Risk and protective factors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(5), 830840. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Higgins, N. C., & Bhatt, G. (2001). Culture moderates the self-serving bias: Etic and emic features of casual attributions in India and Canada. Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 29(1), 4961. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest database. Article: Lee, M. R., & Ousey, G. C. (2011). Reconsidering the culture and violence connection: Strategies of action in the Rural South. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(5), 899929. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ERIC database. Article: Leung, A. Y., & Cohen, D. (2011). Within- and between-culture variation: Individual differences and the cultural logics of honor, face, and dignity cultures. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 100(3), 507526. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Mann, J., & Takyi, B. (2009). Autonomy, dependence or culture: Examining the impact of resources and socio-cultural processes on attitudes towards intimate partner violence in Ghana, Africa. Journal of Family Violence, 24(5), 323335. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Nasser, R., & Abouchedid, K. (2006). Locus of control and the attribution for poverty: Comparing Lebanese and South African university students. Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal; 34(7), 777795. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ProQuest database. Article: Norenzayan, A., & Lee, A. (2010). It was meant to happen: Explaining cultural variations in fate attributions. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 98(5), 702720. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycARTICLES database. Article: Simister, J. (2010). Domestic violence and female genital mutilation in Kenya: Effects of ethnicity and education. Journal of Family Violence, 25(3), 247257. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Thanzami, V. L., & Archer, J. (2005). Beliefs about aggression in British students from individualist and collectivist cultures. Aggressive Behavior, 31(4), 350358. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database. Article: Zhang, A., Reyna, C., Qian, Z., & Yu, G. (2008). Interpersonal attributions of responsibility in the Chinese workplace: A test of Western models in a collectivistic context. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38(9), 23612377. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the SocINDEX with Full Text database. Media Course Media: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). Culture and psychology. Baltimore, MD: Author. `Cultural Influences on Attribution and Aggression`