COM 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: List Of The Karate Kid Characters, Farjana, Cengage Learning
14 May 2020
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Some examples of mei-ying yung"s communication reflecting her socialization in chinese culture are: In the beginning, when mr. hingham rises and extends his hand to greet her, she looks downward instead of looking directly into his eye. In mei-ying yung"s culture, it might be disrespectful to directly look into someone"s eye. She might have done this to show respect to the person in power. "the distance between high and low power is wider than others, making for a society in which people respect the powerful, and there is a lower expectation of movement between classes, castes, or levels" (p. 163). So, her lifeless handshake could be greatly influenced by cultural values and norms. Later, when mr. hingham compliments her for her good grades and a great resume. She credits those achievements to her teachers by stating that she receives good grades because she had good teachers.
