Synthesizing What You Have Learned About Culture and Gender from This

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The Answer is Ideal answers will emphasize the following connections: •Individualist cultures-Members place high value on the leader, and see followers as supporting. Members want to control conversations and see that their ideas "win." People communicate dissent directly. •Collectivist cultures-Members value cooperation rather than competition, and group norms are more important than individual goals. Consensus is prized more than dissent. People tend to feel out others without directly expressing their dissent or opinion. •High-context cultures will favor less direct means of communication and prize consensus among group members; thus, they may take longer to arrive at decisions because the communication is indirect. •Low-context cultures will favor direct communication among group members and very clear statements and clearly defined roles. •Men may focus more on completing tasks and competing for dominance in a group. Men perceive power as something to be claimed and used to promote personal status. Men may use complaining as a way of explaining their behavior or to establish themselves as superior to the one they are complaining about. •Women may focus on forming relationships between group members, and they view power as something to be shared-a recourse for empowering. Women may use complaining as an indirect request for action.

Synthesizing What You Have Learned About Culture and Gender from This

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