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Topics availableHabit 5: Empathetic

Communication

Habit 6: Creative Cooperation

Habit 8: Find your voice, Inspire others to find theirs

Islam

Confucianism

Atheism

Kidder - Ethics

Individual projects are coming up fast!

Tuesday, Nov. 8th

Thai cultural basics

Amika and Thida Habit 1 – Personal Vision

Danny Habit 2 – Personal

Leadership

Feng Habit 3 – Personal

management

Yongjin

Thursday, Nov. 10th

Habit 4 – Interpersonal Leadership

Mike

Habit 5 – Empathetic Communication

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Habit 6 – Creative Cooperation

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Other upcoming assignments

Tuesday, Nov. 8th - Read Sarah Lanier, Foreign to Familiar

Tuesday, Nov. 15th – Quiz: Worldview and Culture (Foreign to Familiar will be on this quiz). 5% of your grade

Thursday, Nov. 17th – Reflection paper: My Life, My Culture, My Current Worldview. 10% of your grade

Low Power Distance

&

High Power Distance

Cultures

Low Power Distance and High Power Distance Cultures:

Geert Hofstede (1989) study of 40 nations:

Different understandings of inequality across cultures:

extent to which inequality is accepted as reality:

Culture

high power distance: inequality accepted as reality – as it should be,

everyone has their place superiors and subordinates don’t mix socially

much “small, elite powerholders believe they are entitled

to privileges and should try to look as powerful as possible”

Culture

low power distance: larger middle class; more educated; more sense

that power distribution can change inequality of power only to get tasks done in an

organization superiors and subordinates treat each other as

equals socially people in power should look less powerful than

they are power can be redistributed through doing “right”

things – education, gain expertise; challenge authority

Culture

How can you lead a group that defers to you? How can you lead a group that expects more

equal power sharing?Discussion Topic: What are the ideal

characteristics of a successful leader in an intercultural context?

Culture

Intercultural coping strategies in a classroom = mutual invitation

Awareness and understanding of differences: accept the roots and “sense”

Develop flexibility: use different styles in different situations

Conscious about change you want to make: patience—focus on circle of influence not circle of concern

CULTUCULTURE RE

SHOCKSHOCK

What is Culture ShockWhat is Culture Shock

The emotional and physical discomfort a person suffers when moving to a completely new environment.

experience a lack of directiona feeling of not knowing what to do or how

to handle thingshow to react and of not knowing what is

(in-) appropriate. It is a natural and human response to new

cultural experiences.

Manifestations of Culture ShockManifestations of Culture Shock

Culture Shock

Withdrawn

Hostile

Critical

Identity confusion

Embarrassed

Homesickness

Anxiety

Friction

Confusion

Frustration

Depression

Coping StrategiesCoping Strategies

Be open mindedKeep a journalStay activeConnect with family and friendsExpress yourselfDo what you would do at home or

something close to itFind ways to relieve stress

Closing Thoughts...Closing Thoughts...

Listen and observe.

Don’t pass judgment until you have discovered the reason behind people’s “strange” habits.

Try to find out the values of the society

“We are all a bit ethnocentric, thinking our way is a bit superior to someone else’s. If we can get beyond that, we’ll find we can begin to learn, respect and enjoy the differences. Soon, what seems foreign will become familiar. And we’ll find we have much in common.” - Sarah Lanier