Collectivism In Toula's Family

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From the beginning of the clip, you can see how different both families are. We can see how Toula’s family falls under the category of collectivism. While Ian’s falls under individualism. When meeting someone's family, many families just introduce the parents or any brother or sister, like Ian's family. However when it came to Toula's family, everyone was there parents, brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces. Avoidance was another thing I noticed in the clip. When they first get there Ian's family seems confused about what's going on while Toulas seems excited, they even go to greet them and after introducing their family they go for a hug. From the reactions of Ians parents it seemed like they are the type of people greet people with a handshake

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