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240 DIMENSIONS OF NATIONAL CULTURES

TABLE 7.1 Long-Term Orientation Index Scores for 23 Countries
Based on the Chinese Value Survey (LTO-CVS)

RANK COUNTRY/REGION SCORE

1 China 118
2 Hong Kong 96
3 Taiwan 87
4 Japan 80
5 Korea (South) 75
6 Brazil 65
7 India 61
8 Thailand 56
9 Singapore 48
10 Netherlands 44
11 Bangladesh 40
12 Sweden 33
13 Poland 32
14 Australia 31
15 Germany 31
16 New Zealand 30
17 United States 29
18 Great Britain 25
19 Zimbabwe 25
20 Canada 23
21 Philippines 19
22 Nigeria 16
23 Pakistan 00

Implications of LTO-CVS Differences for Family Life

In all human societies, children have to learn an amount of self-restraint

and deferment of gratification in order to be accepted as civilized per-
sons. The German sociologist Norbert Elias (1897–1990) described self-
control and developing a longer-term view on life as essential steps in the
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civilization process. Within societies, deferment of gratifi cation increases
with social class: children of lower classes seek more immediate reward in