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Intercultural Competence and Interpersonal Relationships

Intercultural Competence and Interpersonal Relationships. Lustig & Koester Chapter 10. Cultural Variations in Interpersonal Relationships. Small number Direct interaction Message adaptation. Types of Relationships. Stranger Acquaintance Friend Individualistic labels

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Intercultural Competence and Interpersonal Relationships

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  1. Intercultural Competence and Interpersonal Relationships Lustig & Koester Chapter 10

  2. Cultural Variations in Interpersonal Relationships • Small number • Direct interaction • Message adaptation

  3. Types of Relationships • Stranger • Acquaintance • Friend • Individualistic labels • Collectivistic labels

  4. Key Differences • Frequency of interaction • Knowledge, shared experiences • Increased predictability • Identification • Heightened: • Sense of caring • Commitment • Trust • Emotional attachment

  5. Cultural Variations Selecting a friend Length of friendship Rights and responsibilities Number of friends Length of development

  6. Romantic Partners • Cultural beliefs • Values • Norms • Dating • Frequency • Arrangement • “Do you love me?”

  7. Family Membership Nuclear or extended? Level of formality Family and the social network “Blended” families

  8. Packet Do page 91 on your own, bring to class for discussion (Thur) Page 93 will be done in class Pages 93-94 are useful for study

  9. Dimensions of Interpersonal Messages Control [power] Affiliation [valence] Activation [activity]

  10. Dialectics in (IC) Relationships • Def: Interrelated, connected but oppositional • Dialectics (in relationships) • Autonomy-------------Connection • Novelty---------------Predictability • Openness------------Closedness • Internal and external tensions • Are there others?

  11. BREAK?!

  12. Packet, pp. 94-95 The Importance of Face

  13. Aspects of Face • Negative Face • Control dimension • Positive Face • Affiliation (relational/inclusion) dimension • Admiration (competence • Facework • Face-threatening acts (FTAs)

  14. Aspects of (neg) face threat Control dimension (status) Relational distance Size of imposition Cultural Influences: How might face concerns impact certain types of behavior in relationships?

  15. Uncertainty & Anxiety Management • Definitions: • Uncertainty • Anxiety • Management • Why reduce? • Expectation of future interaction • Reward/punishment potential (incentive value) • Deviance (& difference!)

  16. Expectancy Violations Theory • Consequences of uncertainty and anxiety • Informational • Emotional • Three strategies to reduce • Passive • Active • Interactive

  17. Packet, page 93, 95 Social Penetrationas a way to predict growth of relationships Aspects of self-disclosure Depth Breadth Valence Cultural differences in self-disclosure Self-disclosure

  18. The Johari Window

  19. Tying it all together Relationships b/t self-disclosure & Face? Relationship b/t SD & reducing uncertainty? Relationship b/t dialectics, AUM, and/or SD?

  20. Improving Intercultural Relationships • Based on • Knowledge and perceptions • Motivations • Ability to communicate and adapt • Reducing: • Uncertainty • Anxiety

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