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The Individualism Index (IDV) refers to an individual's independence from organizations or collectivity. [1]

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<i>Catharina Both-van der Eem</i> Painting by Frans Hals

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<i>Landscape with Arched Bridge</i> Painting by Rembrandt

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<i>Raising of the Cross</i> (Rembrandt)

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  1. A multinational study on online privacy: global concerns and local responses; Hichang Cho, Milagros Rivera-Sánchez and Sun Sun Lim, New Media & Society 2009 11: 395, doi : 10.1177/1461444808101618