超星 - Unit 6 20211110114802

A. Why do Americans act like any problem is their fault?
B. Do Americans feel that it is their fault when someone gets hurt using an American product？
C. When I cut my hand, Janice said，Tm sorry.’ It wasn’t her fault. Do most Americans apologize whenit’s not their fault?

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Situation: Maya sees the president of her company (an American) serve some coffee to a visitor. In her country, a company president would always ask a secretary to perform tasks like that. She asks Janice:

A. I saw the company president serve coffee to a visitor. For me, that was very unusual. Does that seem unusual to you?
B. Don’t American secretaries like to take care of their bosses?
C. Is the president's secretary sick?

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Situation: Maya visits Janice^ house one Saturday afternoon. She is listening to a conversation the family is having. Janice, her husband and the children are discussing where to go for their summer holiday. Janice wants to go to New York City, but the children want to go camping instead. Janice listens carefully to the children's reasons.Later, Maya asks another American:

A. Why do American children have so much power in the American family?
B. Why do American parents let their children tell them what to do?
C. Do Americans often let their children help make decisions?

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Most men use communication to create connection or equality between people.

Women usually use communication to establish status and power.

In feminine culture，communication is a way—probably the primary way—to express and expand closeness.

Masculine socialization stresses doing things and regards action as primary ways to create and express closeness.

The first and last principle for effective cross-gender communica­tion is suspending judgement.

It is difficult but possible to seek translation cues that will facilitate our communication.

Situation: Maya and Janice are having lunch. Maya cuts her hand while she is opening a soft drink can. She says, 46Oh, that hurts !" Janice says, “I’m sorry! Are you all right?” Later Maya says to a friend from her country:

Situation: Maya sees the president of her company (an American) serve some coffee to a visitor. In her country, a company president would always ask a secretary to perform tasks like that. She asks Janice:

The first and last principle for effective cross-gender communication is suspending judgement.