Table of Contents
Cover Page
Assessment
IPA
Grammar
Culture
Reflection
Bibliography

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Yangpu Economic Development Zone
Industry and Commerce Administration Bureau
July-August 200
 

Culture of the United States of America





  I.  Collectivistic vs. individualistic cultures
      A.  Conceptual truth
      B.  Temporal perspectives
 II.  High vs. low context cultures
III.  Power distance and personal physical space
IV.  Cultural manifestations of technological applications
 
 
 
 
Cultural influences
China
United States of America
  • High context
  • Low context
  • Collectivistic
  • Individualistic
  • High power distance
  • Low power distance
  • Decreased uncertainty avoidance
  • Increased uncertainty avoidance
  • Ingroups:  country, family, work, school, [church/ religion]
  • Ingroups:  family, church, work, and friends

 
 

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