Western and East Asian collectivism are qualitatively different phenomena

Evidence

Overall, the above evidence supports my original claim that the kinds, not the levels, of collectivism are different between North America and East Asia. More specifically, North Americans tend to define groups in terms of shared features among group members, to have a depersonalized view of the self as a prototypical exemplar of the in-group, and to be motivated to gain higher intergroup status. On the contrary, East Asians conceptualize groups in terms of shared interpersonal networks among group members, perceive the self as a distinctive but constitutive part of the network, and are motivated to maintain harmonious and reciprocal relationships between the members (Yuki, 2003). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1639

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes category-based (North American) from network-based (East Asian) group cognition.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1639