Cultural worldview

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Cultural worldview is one's worldview on cultural diversity.


Distinctive views

Parochialism

Main wikipage: Parochialism
Parochialism is one's viewing the world solely through your own perspectives, leading to an inability to recognize differences between people. Parochialism share the same nature with ingroup favorism and may serve as the ground for one's ethnocentric attitude or even racism.

Apathy

Main wikipage: Cultural apathy
Cultural apathy is one's awareness that cultural diversity exists, but it is not easy or even worthy to be explored. This apathy may serve as the ground for one's polycentric attitude.

Global mindset

Main wikipage: Global mindset
Global mindset (cultural open-mindedness) is one's awareness that cultural diversity exists and willingness to embrace it. This mindset may serve as the ground for one's geocentric attitude. This mindset refers to the attributes that allow a leader to be effective in cross-cultural environments.