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It involves the extend to which a culture would avoid or tolerate uncertainty. High uncertainty avoidance cultures think of the uncertainty inherent in life as a continuous hazard that must be avoided. They try to avoid uncertainty and ambiguity by providing stability for their members, establishing more formal rules. (a higher level of anxiety and stress)Low uncertainty avoidance cultures more easily accept the uncertainty inherent in life and are not as threatened by deviant people and ideas, so they tolerate the unusual. They prize initiative and more willing to take risks, more flexible. (less tense, more relaxed)