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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.
Culture and communication are
inseparable
• Cultures generate their own
symbols, rituals, customs,
formats . . .
• every culture has its own
communication style . . .
CT 4/510: Advanced
Interpersonal Communication
Perception and Family
Body Problems
body
problems
involve issues
with location
in a family
control
predictable
lacking
desire
productive
unpredictable
disciplined
dominating
(regimentation)
(force)
mirroring
(consumption)
monadic
body
problems
dissociated
bodycommunicative relatedness
(recognition)
dyadic
other-relatedness
associated
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