COMM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ethnocentrism, Individualism, Nonverbal Communication

• School: CSULB
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 110
• Professor: stacyyoungthompson

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Sly talking to her husband about what shoes she should buy. Ex. dad: what do you want for lunch. mom: yesterday for lunch i had pizza. Dad: u w0t mate? wtf do you want for lunch? . Rapport: a whole backstory to get to the answer. Same-sex couples: sometimes lack of script in interactions. Who does what job: clean dishes, laundry, mow lawn. Wrong way: do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend (based on their sex) Race/ethnicity -> comfort level being close to others. Elaborated: formal code (formal letter/paper) - high class. Restricted: uneducated, informal code (text messages) - lower class. Short term (in the moment) and long term time (future planning) orientation. Short term: live in the now ( yolo, the future isn"t promised. ) Long term: live in the future ( your future starts today. be the change you wish to see. ) High (read between the lines) and low (say what you mean) context.