COMT 4/510 Advanced Interpersonal

Communication

Perception: Culture and Family

culture = an accumulated pattern of values, beliefs and behaviors, shared by an identifiable group of people who share 1) a common history, and 2) a verbal and nonverbal symbol system.

microculture = exists within a culture but has its own distinct norms.

co-cultures = several microcultures existing within the framework of a culture.

Different cultures have different values.

name 10 differences.

• Peace

• Individual

• Religion

• Wealth

• Family

• Security

• Education

• Meaning of work

Different cultures have different world views.

How so?

• Superior/inferior

• The beautiful

• The economy

• Trickle-down

• Recreation

• What is polite

• Purpose of the military

What does it mean to say that each culture is trapped in its own language?

Aëëåò ÐçãÝò.

Time differences among cultures

• be on time

• each thing has its own time

• hanging loose

Spacetime = (length, width, depth) + (past, present and future)

Aymara locate the past and present in front of them

And the future is behind.

Respond.

High context vs low context cultures. Do you pay attention to setting as communication?

Perceived cultural differences

•high/low context

•individualistic/collective

•challenge authority

•different norms

•tendency to approach/avoid others

•content

•relational differences

Effects of uncertainty about . . .

•Feelings

•attitudes

•politics

•activities

England suggests that equality is not so much “we are all the same” as it is we are in this together. How our community turns out depends upon all of us.

•Cultures generate their own symbols, rituals, customs, formats . . .

•every culture has its own communication style . . .

Culture and communication are inseparable

CT 4/510: Advanced Interpersonal

Communication

Perception and Family

Body Problems

body problems involve issues with location in a family

body problems

control

predictable

unpredictable

body-relatedne

ss

dissociated

associated

other-relatedness

monadic dyadic

desire

lacking

productive

disciplined

(regimentation)

dominating

(force)

mirroring

(consumption)

communicative

(recognition)

Stone - impact of family stories.

Birthdate/Where were you born?

Parents and Grandparents names, What did they do for a living?

One memory about each

Where did you go to school? what did you like about school? Least?

What was your favorite activity as a child?

Describe the house/town you grew up in.

What made you afraid when you were a child?

First date?

Describe your best childhood friend.

What has changed most in your life?/ What would you change?

DeGenova & Rice suggest that parental socialization is one of the strongest influences in determining children's family formation behavior. Respond.

From our family we usually learn:

•how gender is played out

•how to deal with loss

•how ethnic differences are perceived

•how and if affection is shared

•how family boundaries are managed

•how to deal with conflict