Individualism-Collectivism, 35 & 43 High-Low Context, 167 Power Distance, 20 Uncertainty Avoidance, 46 3. There are not many relationships in my life that would be considered to fall within the range of a larger power distance. I am self-employed, so I don't have a boss, coworkers, or any type of hierarchal experience in my career. I'm a child care provider, and although I do have leverage over the families I care for in some ways (such as deciding how much they pay me or when I am available to work) the power feels equally distributed between us because they choose to use my services. My family does not have much of a hierarchy. Before my grandparents passed away, they were given a different level of respect but the younger generations of adults interact much differently and feel more like equals. My husband and I view each other as equals, as well as our children. Of course we are the authority figures, but we continue to give our children the same respect that we expect them to give to us. The only relationship I could identify in my life that seems to have a larger power distance would be the relationship between myself and my professors. Each of my professors holds authority over me and has the ability to grade my work/participation and choose whether or not I will ultimately pass their class. When evaluating all of my relationships and their power distances, I thought it was interesting when I realized that there are different power distances among my different professors. Some professors seem to view their students more closely as equals while others are much more intimidating and strict with their policies, making their authority feel more intense and the power distance then larger. Age seems to be a factor in this, and I also found it interesting that this dynamic is affected by location as well. Neuliep explains that in some places, teachers can have more authority than the parents do. He states, "Helen Spencer-Oatey found that Chinese students reported a larger power differential between themselves and their Chinese teachers than did the British students with their British teachers. Yet the Chinese reported their relationships with their teachers to be interpersonally closer than did the British. Moreover, the Chinese students reported that the power differential between them and their teachers was acceptable. Consistent with their value of filial piety, one Chinese student commented that one should “treat teachers as you would treat your elders.” On the other hand, the British students were significantly less accepting of the power differential between them and their teachers, even though that differential was small. One British student reported that teachers “certainly have these powers, but shouldn’t have.”" (Neuliep, 76) I think the main difference for me when communicating with people I have a larger power distance with rather than people I have a smaller power distance with is the level of professional, formal interaction instead of casual. please help reply to this discussion post
Individualism-Collectivism, 35 & 43
High-Low Context, 167
Power Distance, 20
Uncertainty Avoidance, 46
3. There are not many relationships in my life that would be considered to fall within the range of a larger power distance. I am self-employed, so I don't have a boss, coworkers, or any type of hierarchal experience in my career. I'm a child care provider, and although I do have leverage over the families I care for in some ways (such as deciding how much they pay me or when I am available to work) the power feels equally distributed between us because they choose to use my services. My family does not have much of a hierarchy. Before my grandparents passed away, they were given a different level of respect but the younger generations of adults interact much differently and feel more like equals. My husband and I view each other as equals, as well as our children. Of course we are the authority figures, but we continue to give our children the same respect that we expect them to give to us. The only relationship I could identify in my life that seems to have a larger power distance would be the relationship between myself and my professors. Each of my professors holds authority over me and has the ability to grade my work/participation and choose whether or not I will ultimately pass their class. When evaluating all of my relationships and their power distances, I thought it was interesting when I realized that there are different power distances among my different professors. Some professors seem to view their students more closely as equals while others are much more intimidating and strict with their policies, making their authority feel more intense and the power distance then larger. Age seems to be a factor in this, and I also found it interesting that this dynamic is affected by location as well. Neuliep explains that in some places, teachers can have more authority than the parents do. He states, "Helen Spencer-Oatey found that Chinese students reported a larger power differential between themselves and their Chinese teachers than did the British students with their British teachers. Yet the Chinese reported their relationships with their teachers to be interpersonally closer than did the British. Moreover, the Chinese students reported that the power differential between them and their teachers was acceptable. Consistent with their value of filial piety, one Chinese student commented that one should “treat teachers as you would treat your elders.” On the other hand, the British students were significantly less accepting of the power differential between them and their teachers, even though that differential was small. One British student reported that teachers “certainly have these powers, but shouldn’t have.”" (Neuliep, 76) I think the main difference for me when communicating with people I have a larger power distance with rather than people I have a smaller power distance with is the level of professional, formal interaction instead of casual.
The given post refers to Hofstede's six cultural dimensions. Hofstede discovered six dimensions that distinguished one culture from another. They are the power distance index, individualism vs. collectivism, masculinity vs. femininity, uncertainty avoidance index, long-term vs. short-term orientation, and indulgence vs. restraint. These cultural dimensions, in a psychological context, play different roles as well. For instance, they have an impact on people's personalities, interpersonal relationships, professional life, and so and so forth.
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