CMS357 1st Edition Lecture 17 II Communication Characteristics A Information B Companionship Intimacy a How important is it is in relationships to have these aspects is important but in other cultures it is not that important b Family arranges a marriage but they have veto power C Emotional Expression a Varies in different cultures D Conflict and Control a How much should people exert over the others Italians have loud conflicts b Conversation orientation could be hgh or low and high or low in conformity orientation low conformity is everyone can think differently i Consensual talk about views a lot but actually want everyone to think the same ii Protective high conformity orientation and low conversation don t talk to eachother a lot stereotype of Asian family need to have stable group consensus but don t talk about everythijng too much easily influenced iii Puralistic high conversation low conformity everyone could think their own things talk about them a lot all have different views iv Lassez Faire low conformity and low conversation affected by peers 1 US cuture is between conversationand consensual E Socialization a how personal or position focused varies from culture to culture or subculture to subculture i US individualistic culture grow up and go to college and be what you want to be and follow your own goals ii Focused on how you are being raised iii How are you raised F Individual vs family identity a which identity is most important the outcome of how you are raised i carrying on the family business ii women in the kitchen I iii being a hard worker how much does your culture want you to buy into these identities 1 Germans individualistic iv Family Work A General picture the inside and outside of the house is very gendered men who work outside of the house make more money than women do a 77 cents on the dollar compared to men b comparing men CEOs compared to women is 92 to the dollar c type of job differs men go in and out of the workforce since they have to restate their careers d about 60 of women with small children work outside the home e women earn less women do more household tasks than men do and do child care women are not ticked off it is whether they think the work is distributed fairly B Gender Differences a Men tend to earn more although not that much more b Women who more household and child care c Women who work outside the home do more household tasks on weekends than moms who work inside their homes