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Brazil and The U.S. - College Essays

Brazil and The U.S.

Ashlee Hanson
TXMFD 422
September 12, 2012

For this assignment I decided to compare the United States to Brazil to understand Brazil's culture versus the Unite States and how it is different. The first chart references the power distance between the United States and Brazil. From the graph we can see that the US is at 40 while Brazil is at 69. Power distance is define as "the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally." As you can see the US power distance is low compared to Brazil because the US focuses on conveninece and working as an individual to gain a higher status.
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cultures. The US is driven by masculinity which "emphasizes on competition, assertiveness, and high performance." Since the US is indvidualistic we take pride in our achievements and successes and want to share our results with the people around us.
The last chart references uncertainity avoidance which deals with the fact that the future can never be known since everything changes so fast. The US was at a 46 while Brazil was at a 76. The US is more accpeting to changes like technology or business practices compared to Brazil because the US follows a less rule stricten governement and are more tolerable to change.
I attached the chart for referening differences between the US and Brazil. It was interesting to see the difference between the two cultures and how individualistic and self-aware the US is compared to Brazil overall.

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http://geert-hofstede.com/united-states.html
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Added: 11/5/2012 07:43:39 PM
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Category: Geography
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