CMS357 1st Edition Lecture 17II. Communication Characteristics A. InformationB. Companionship/ Intimacya. How important is it is in relationships to have these aspects is important, but in other cultures it is not that importantb. Family arranges a marriage- but they have veto power C. Emotional Expression a. Varies in different culturesD. Conflict and Controla. How much should people exert over the others- Italians have loud conflictsb. 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 viewsiv. Lassez Faire- low conformity and low conversation- affected bypeers1. US cuture is between conversationand consensualE. Socializationa. how personal or position focused- varies from culture to culture or subculture to subculturei. 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 identitya. which identity is most important, the outcome of how you are raised i. carrying on the family businessii. women in the kitcheniii. being a hard worker- how much does your culture want you tobuy into these identities 1. Germans- individualistic iv.I. Family WorkA. General picture- the inside and outside of the house is very gendered, men who work outside of the house make more money than women doa. 77 cents on the dollar compared to menb. comparing men CEOs compared to women is 92 to the dollarc. type of job differs- men go in and out of the workforce since they have to restate their careersd. about 60% of women with small children work outside the homee. 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 fairlyB. Gender Differencesa. Men tend to earn more although not that much moreb. Women who more household and child carec. Women who work outside the home, do more household tasks onweekends than moms who work inside their