It is common for historians to contrast the individualism and competitiveness of ancient Greek society, in which individual philosophers, mathematicians, and astronomers staked claims to major theories and discoveries, with the anonymity of Mesopotamian society, in which the names of very few scientific discoverers are known.
But oppression has many forms: the consumerism, individualism and competitiveness of British society – which lead women to "choose" to abort an unplanned child – can prove just as oppressive as the culture that values a man higher than a woman.
Children suffer because adults put their own needs first, the panel concluded, and only a wholesale shift away from competitiveness and individualism can save them.
Americans have traditionally been characterized by a strong work ethic, competitiveness, and individualism, as well as a unifying belief in an "American creed" emphasizing liberty, equality, private property, democracy, rule of law, and a preference for limited government.
As she moves through time, she also considers the Greeks in the light of 10 characteristics which these seemingly disparate people share, such as competitiveness, hedonism, articulacy and individualism.
These themes included competitiveness, such as " extreme competition, even among permanent staff" (TRS, female, 46 years), " having colleagues who want to climb the ranks at any cost" (TRS, female, 46 years), along with a large dose of " individualism" (TRS, male, 50 years).
(With the latter, is Ford's Premier Group stepping on its own coattails?) But along the way to mass-market competitiveness, Jaguar risks being reduced from a marque -- with the connotations that word arouses of European individualism and, yes, elitism -- to a mere brand in the House of Ford.
"Individualism," she explains.
