Glossary / Lexicon
Individualism
Individualism refers to the tendency to emphasize individual selves over groups, personal rights over groups rights, personal gains over group gains.
It lalso means giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
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