COM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Model Minority
2 Dec 2016
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Achievement v. nurturing: what is emphasized in cultures. Gender roles: the extend to which various cultures emphasize values and behaviors which correspond to traditional masculine and feminine archetypes. Achievement masculine; oriented cultures place the greatest emphasis on attaining goals and the most value on ambition, assertiveness, and competiveness. These cultures have clearly defined gender roles to help maintain different expectations for men and women. Men are expected to be assertive and dominant while women are expected to exhibit the same qualities but at a lesser degree. Nurturing feminine; oriented cultures prioritize interpersonal relationships and social support, and promote values of collaboration, cooperation and compassion. Gender roles are less strictly defined, and cross-gender behaviors are common. Both women and men share the same values and expected to be caring, helpful and to strongly value relationships with others. Uncertainty avoidance: degree to which members tolerate the presence of uncertainty, and avoid ambiguous, chaotic, and changing situations.
