Latin-American Culture

Intro

The Latin-American cluster are located in Central and South America.
Historically, the indigenous populations of the area were conquered by the latin-europeans. Due to the adoption of the conquerors religions and in the context of the area, the population of this culture is more conservative (with small exceptions, such as Brazil).

In many ways, the cultures are quite similar in their core values although the Latin-Americans have a more optimistic outlook than their European counterparts.
Also, the Latin-American cluster put a very high value on family, above work, and are comfortable having a more expressive way of communicating.

The countries in this cluster are:

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

Cultural Dimensions

Cultural DimensionsCluster Characteristics
IdentityCollectivism
AuthorityHigh-Power Distance
RiskHigh-Uncertainty Avoidance
AchievementCompetitive
TimeLong-Term
CommunicationIndirect
High-Context
LifestyleBeing
RulesParticularist
ExpresivenessAffective
Social NormsTight

For a walkthrough of the cultural dimensions, you can check out: cultural-dimensions 

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