ISS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Glass Ceiling, Ethnocentrism, Relativism

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies in Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
• Course: ISS 210
• Professor: Dr. Eileen Han

Document Summary

Tolerance towards diversity and acceptance os equal societal participation(attitude) Awareness of threats to mainstream cltr, from the host society"s side(restriction of citizenship) Migrant"s association to maintain their ethi=nic and cltral heritage and promote the survival of their languages. Museum of chinese in america, new york chinatown. 2 fashion exhibits - chinese am fashionistas. Oil and water: reinterpretating ink ~ painting. Cltr beliefs, values and communication norms are developed and unconscious level. Encountering other cltrs helps us to realize the cltral rules governing our behavior. Seeing own cltr as the central and best one, others as insignificant or inferior. No inferiority or superiority amoung diff cltrs. Evaluating elements of another cltr using that cltr"s assumptions/standards. A special type of relationship: unwritten law of reciprocity. Maintaining long-term good relationships prior to real business. Cross-cltral adaption not only for immigrants but also for host nationals. The construction of truly multicltral society: dependent on host nationals.