CMN 1148 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Digging Stick, Catfishing
4 Oct 2017
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Chapter 4: understanding, navigating and managing our identities. Public self, with characteristics that allow others to recognize you: physical (ex. Relates to multiple roles a person may hold. Collective dimension, describes the parts of our identities we share with groups: ex. Multinational hofstede studies: power distance, extent to which we believe those in power should look and act powerful, ex. In asia it is important to create distance between those with/without power: sometimes people perceive emotions as a sign of weakness, uncertainty avoidance, how much we accept and need rules, bureaucracy, clear breakdown of responsibilities, ex. Strong focus on rules/regulations in germany: concept of helicopter-students , students wanting more structure (ex. Rubrics, outlines) rather than ambiguity in assignments: individualism-collectivism, extent to which we see individuals as primary a primary resource for decision making and problem solving, ex. Japan emphasizes group performance, rewards group efforts: ex.
