In response to the request for videos on individualism/collectivism, a great one to illustrate this dimension of culture is Preschool in Three Cultures. For this video, Joe Tobin and colleagues taped a day at three different preschools - in Japan, China, and the USA (Hawaii). They then had the staff at each of these preschools view the tapes of the other two schools and recorded their comments. There are many indicators of individualism/collectivism in the video dealing with such issues as classroom conflict management, the degree of individual choice in the curriculum, teacher-parent interactions, lunchtime behavior, and ownership of the classroom. I use this video early on in my cross-cultural psychology course and find that students refer back to it throughout the semester. The video accompanies 1989 book of the same name. Information on the book and video is available from Yale University Press. Susan Goldstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Susan B. Goldstein, Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Redlands 1200 East Colton Avenue Redlands, CA 92373-0999
