CMN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Passive-Aggressive Behavior, Collectivism
12 Dec 2016
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Believes face maintenance is the crucial intervening variable that ties culture to. Ppl of every culture are always negotiating face. Believes the facework of individualistic cultures are different from the facework. Face negotiation theory = predict and explain cultural differences in responses to conflict of ppl from collectivistic cultures ppl"s ways of handling conflict. Type of culture type of self-construal type of face maintenance type of conflict management: individualism-collectivism = the degree to which members of a culture are integrated into groups. Individualistic culture = wherein ppl look out for themselves and their immediate families; i-identity, a low-context culture. Main distinction is how both cultures perceive self, goals, and duty . Behavior is governed by the personal rules of a freewheeling self that"s concerned with individual rights rather than group responsibilities. Collectivistic culture = wherein ppl identify with a larger group that is responsible for providing care in exchange for group-loyalty; we-identity; a high-context culture.
