I received relatively high scores (20+) on Solitude, Reserve, and Anonymity. This paints the picture that I value my privacy and my time spent alone, that I do not enjoy sticking out in a crowd and do my best work when not around other people. I would have to say that this is accurate, and that, while I enjoy the company of my friends and family, I am someone who works well in solitude. The environmental context I grew up in played a part in me developing this aspect of my personality. Our book defines environmental context as, “how humans perceive and think about the natural and built environments. This perceptual environment is culturally learned” (Neuliep, 2021, p. 117). My community, family, and broader culture all value privacy. I live in the Midwest of the United States, which is a relatively individualistic area. Individualist cultures tend to prioritize privacy. I live in a suburban area, which also promotes privacy via single family homes. Overall, my tendency towards privacy is very informed by my upbringing and culture. Proxemics refer to how different cultures and people groups utilize distance in conversation in different ways, and how the disruption of expectations regarding how this space is used is a possible hurdle in intercultural communication (Welchlin, 2016). I am comfortable with a large social distance. However, other people have other expectations. There was a time when I was on vacation in South Carolina where someone got very close to me while talking casually. I wasn’t sure if they were trying to be threatening or not, since that is what I usually think of when my personal space is violated. I am pretty sure, however, that he was just someone who is used to a smaller social distance. I handled the situation well, though I ended the small talk exchange quickly. I scored 32 on the Time Orientation assessment, which is relatively monochronic. Our book defines monochronic time orientation as those who “emphasize schedules—the compartmentalization and segmentation of measurable units of time” (Neuliep, 2021, p. 144). Polychronic individuals are, of course, the opposite. They are people who view and utilize time through much fewer concrete means and find multitasking a more natural activity. I believe the rating that I am relatively monochronic to be accurate. When permitted to engage in tasks by myself, I almost always handle tasks one by one. I find it stressful and tedious to multitask, and I am much more efficient when permitted to eliminate individual tasks in a row. For me, this is less about the adherence to a strict schedule, since it does not matter to me what order I complete tasks in, but the fact that there is an order is almost essential to my continued efficient operation. please help reply to this discussion post
I received relatively high scores (20+) on Solitude, Reserve, and Anonymity. This paints the picture that I value my privacy and my time spent alone, that I do not enjoy sticking out in a crowd and do my best work when not around other people. I would have to say that this is accurate, and that, while I enjoy the company of my friends and family, I am someone who works well in solitude. The environmental context I grew up in played a part in me developing this aspect of my personality. Our book defines environmental context as, “how humans perceive and think about the natural and built environments. This perceptual environment is culturally learned” (Neuliep, 2021, p. 117). My community, family, and broader culture all value privacy. I live in the Midwest of the United States, which is a relatively individualistic area. Individualist cultures tend to prioritize privacy. I live in a suburban area, which also promotes privacy via single family homes. Overall, my tendency towards privacy is very informed by my upbringing and culture.
Proxemics refer to how different cultures and people groups utilize distance in conversation in different ways, and how the disruption of expectations regarding how this space is used is a possible hurdle in intercultural communication (Welchlin, 2016). I am comfortable with a large social distance. However, other people have other expectations. There was a time when I was on vacation in South Carolina where someone got very close to me while talking casually. I wasn’t sure if they were trying to be threatening or not, since that is what I usually think of when my personal space is violated. I am pretty sure, however, that he was just someone who is used to a smaller social distance. I handled the situation well, though I ended the small talk exchange quickly.
I scored 32 on the Time Orientation assessment, which is relatively monochronic. Our book defines monochronic time orientation as those who “emphasize schedules—the compartmentalization and segmentation of measurable units of time” (Neuliep, 2021, p. 144). Polychronic individuals are, of course, the opposite. They are people who view and utilize time through much fewer concrete means and find multitasking a more natural activity. I believe the rating that I am relatively monochronic to be accurate. When permitted to engage in tasks by myself, I almost always handle tasks one by one. I find it stressful and tedious to multitask, and I am much more efficient when permitted to eliminate individual tasks in a row. For me, this is less about the adherence to a strict schedule, since it does not matter to me what order I complete tasks in, but the fact that there is an order is almost essential to my continued efficient operation.
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This post gives an insight into how a person's personality traits, cultural context and upbringing influence his current preferences and values. Recognizing these impacts is very crucial in our interpersonal communication, especially when we interact with people from different cultural backgrounds. The individualistic cultural background of the person influenced his views on privacy and social distance
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