Cultural Perspective Questionaire

It took me a while to absorb my results of the Cultural Perspective Questionnaire. There are many points of measure, and multiple points of comparison for each of them. I decided to start at what I considered the inner most point, the group average, before moving on to the group extremes, and the average for my country of birth(USA).

For the most part my results overlapped those from the rest of the group. My first major deviation from the group was in the harmony dimension. This didn't surprise me very much, as I've been known to disrupt the status quo in order to drive teams towards goals and achieving results. The other dimension that I was in the opposite direction as the group was the hierarchal dimension. I've never really thought this one through before, but my answers speak for themselves, that I'm currently alright with a power structure in the work place. This is a dimension that I will pay more attention to going forward in my day to day experiences.

For the rest of the dimensions I was very close to or equal to the group average. Three dimensions that I differed from my country's average were Mastery, Thinking, and Good/Evil. Apparently, I don't believe that we are destined to control nature as many Americans do, but I do think that we should consider all things carefully and rationally before taking action. These are not surprising to me, since I specialize in data analysis work, it makes sense that I naturally want to consider all pieces of information before making a decision and acting on it.

Lastly, I believe that people are inherently good, at least I do more than most other Americans do. This doesn't surprise me as I've continuously met and interacted with people that have shown their good nature, and I continue to think that most people have this good nature in their hearts.