Archive: individualism

• Are Selfies Selfish?

  By rm1724 November 22, 2015

  It’s common practice for an older generation to give the younger generation a hard time. The Boomers have by far gone above and beyond to make sure that everyone knows the awful norms of Millennials a

  Categories: 2015, The Gnovis Blog Tags: Art, boomers, creativity, culture, generation gap, identity, individualism, millennials, Photography, selfies, social media, technology

• Positioning Theory & the Human Psyche

  By MRazavi February 22, 2013

    Aside from possible universal aspects of the human psyche, what else is there to make each unique? This post explains one possible answer to this question by presenting a recent theory in social ps

  Categories: 2013, The Gnovis Blog Tags: cultural studies, culture, identity, individualism, positioning theory, psyche, psychology, sociology of culture. psychology

• What Happens When the Earth's Rotation Slows?

  By ekm45 October 13, 2012

  I recently read a young adult novel called The Age of Miracles by Karen Walker.  The story is written from the perspective of an eleven-year-old girl in California, beginning on the day that scientist

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: government, individualism, new orleans

• I’m Sorry, We Just Don’t Trust You

  By bkk25@georgetown.edu March 14, 2012

  As discussed in my last post, Congress’ approval rating is at an all time low among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Senator Michael Bennet (D- Colo.) even went so far as to create a chart s

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: bennet and congress chart, congress approval rating, dissatisfied democrats, expectations and barack obama, individualism, new civic culture, Occupy Wall Street, politics, public distrust and youth, russell dalton public distrust, social transformation of trust, State of the Union, youth and democracy

• Planning for Unpredictability

  By SInman November 22, 2011

  How good are we at predicting the future?  Much of economics is about reducing risks, and you reduce risks by planning for the future. We invest in innovative infrastructure in preparation for the fu

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: douglass north, Financial Post, Haiti, individualism, institutions, natural disasters, predictions, Probe International, property rights, sovereignty, The Property and Environment Research Center, World Cup octopus

• Plagiarism in Academia: China and the U.S.

  By brittany.t.coombs@gmail.com November 18, 2011

    In a recently published article, The Chronicle of Higher Education cited a 2010 study by Zinch China, a company that advises American universities in how to court Chinese high school students. Zinc

  Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog Tags: academia, america, China, individualism, original, plagiarism, turnitin, U.S., zinch china

• Exploring Intercultural Identity: Four Voices

  By Shu October 3, 2011

  This is the second part of a four part series. In the first installment, Katerina interpreted the Bulgarian concept of location. Today, Shu Hu will trace the convention of Chinese names to identity f

  Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog Tags: Chinese name, collectivismm, cultural comparison, identity, individualism