The mechanism inherent to everyone that causes people to group up and work together in a community.


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This is the most all encompassing level of CSC. It states that culture is a way to ensure that universal needs are met, and that group membership is the key to survival. The mechanism which maintains this universal level of culture is collectivism.

Universal level of CSC

Lin, Y., Zhang, Y. C., & Oyserman, D. (2021, October 7). Seeing Meaning Even When None May Exist: Collectivism Increases Belief in Empty Claims. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000280

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