- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, brea

Individualism

Core definition

Social/political doctrines or philosophies that hold an individual's rights and responsibilities to be of the highest importance.

Longer explanation

What motivates us to do good or to succeed? Do we watch out for number one, or do we do it for the team? Whose fault is it if we fail? Do we blame ourselves, ...

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