Individualism is best defined as societies where people keep loose ties between one another, feeling as though they are only responsible for themselves and their immediate family verses societies that are more about the belonging and having loyalty to a group. Sicily falls under individualism however they are not number one on the rankings like the United States. Sicilians care about their immediate families but also their extended members which can be seen as a group making them have a more collective way of thinking at time. An example of this is housing, referring to an earlier post many families share split level homes having the grandparents, parents, and children under one roof while having uncle and auntie only up the street.
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http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/index.php
Seen below is a picture of my younger cousins and their pappa from sicily, all of them live in the same household.
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