Outliers Lesson Plan

The Six Dimensions

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

To allow students to further explore the ideas in the book in a creative manner

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.4

Structure:

In the chapter on plane crashes, we are introduced to Dutch psychologist Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions—specifically the Power Dimension, which measures a culture’s attitude toward hierarchy and authority.

“Hofstede’s Dimensions” are among the most widely used paradigms in cross-cultural psychology today. Students can readily access these Dimensions by visiting the following website:

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