跨文化交际英文版9-Cultural-Diversity.pptVIP

Unit 9 Cultural Diversity In today’s class, we’ll… understand diversity among different cultures; distinguish individualism from collectivism; summarize dominant American cultural patterns. A. What is Cultural Diversity? Cultural diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. Joke appreciation for cultural diversity A young lady’s miniskirt was accidentally torn open by a young man. Please decide where they come from according to their responses to this incident. 1. Before the man saying sorry, the woman bowed down and said in a tender voice: sorry, it is all my fault. It is all the bad quality of my skirt. I am sorry for the trouble I have brought to you. Japan: Over-courtesy and male-dominated 2. Before the man saying sorry, the woman gave him a name-card and said: “This is my lawyer’s phone number. He will talk with you about your sex harassment. See you in the court.” America: A place where law talks! 3. Before the man saying sorry, the woman covered the torn part of the skirt with a newspaper in hand and shyly said: “Sir, can you send me home? It is not very far from here.” Then the young man put his coat on the girl and called a taxi to send her home. England: Gentle and conservative 4. Before the man saying sorry, the woman gurgled and put her hand on the man’s shoulder: “Sir, if you do not mind, you can buy me a red rose to show your apology.” Then the man bought her a rose and they went to a hotel together to study more about the skirt. France: Friendly and romantic Case Study 1 During the American Civil War, a very hungry young man fell down in front of a farm gate. The farmer gave him food but in return he asked the young man to move a pile of wood in his yard—in fact it was not at all necessary to move the wood. When the young man left, the farmer moved the wood back to its original place. Seeing all this, the farmer’s son was confused. individualism Independence Self-rel