Individualist cultures may regulate behavior through guilt by individual conscience. In addition politically, privacy is important, laws emphasize equality, there is high GNP per capita, the role of the state is restrained, economy is based on individual interests, individual freedom prevails over equity, and self actualization is the goal. Cultures can also be described along a gender dimension that is learned. In these societies, gender roles are clearly distinct. The top ranked masculine countries are Japan, Austria, Nevezuela, Italy, Switzerland, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Great Britain, and Germany.
Dominant values are material success and progress, money and things.
Males fight back when attacked while females shouldn't. One should strive to be the best and failure is a disaster. Genders study different subjects, managers are decisive and assertive, stress is on equity, competition, and performance. Conflict is resolved by fighting them out. Socially and politicaly this orientation is expressed in high performance ideal, support for the strong, big and fast are beautiful, priority of economic growth, little govt budget to helping poor countries, large spent on armaments.