POL SCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Snowboarding, Amy Chua, Tiger Mother
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Chapter 3 outline: functions of cultural values. To be a flexible intercultural communication at the values clarification level, practice. O-d-i-s: mindful observation (o), description (d), multiple interpretations (i), suspend, observe a wide range of people and situations before making generalizations ethnocentrism (s, intercultural reality check: do-ables. Check out the following self-assessment and cultural literacy questions: Self-assessment quiz: use this to learn about individualism-collectivism value patterns. You have two hours to prepare for an examination for one class and an oral report that you and several fellow students will present in another class. The exam score is your own; the oral report earns a group grade. Both are worth 25 percent of your grade in each class. In the two hours, you can only do one well. Which would you choose: study hard for the exam it reflects your individual achievement, prepare for the group report don"t let down your team members. Pop-up interpretation: this answer expresses an individualistic value pattern.