collectivist vs. individualist

-In a collectivist culture, what personality traits are likely to be considered ideal? what about in an individualist culture?
As an individual it is just you, only your personal responsibilities are what you worry about. A collectivist is to be loyal to the group that belong to and do things to better the welfare of the group-not just them.

-The scenario question:
I think that this is a collectivist society because no one will challenge the important people or people with authority; in fact, they are scared to even question them.

-Create a specific problem.
A teach might have problems encouraging kids to do well in his/her class. An individualist teacher would might offer some type of reward for the best of some assignment, but in a collectivist society would offer a reward to the entire class if the entire group achieved  something.

-What is an acquaintance? Does the word have a positive or negative connotation? Explain.
An acquaintance is someone whom you are familiar with but not very close too. I think it has a negative connotation because saying someone is your acquaintance is saying you know him or her but they aren't your friend and that sounds bad.