chapter 1 Flashcards
Aggressiveness
violent behavior
Argumentativeness
argument/ dispute
Behavioral flexibility
adapt to new situations
Complementarity
bond with people whose strength are or weaknesses
Complementary relationships
a person suplies something that the other ones lacks off.
Compliance-gaining
to perform a desire behavior that the other person doesn’t
Dialectic
the tension between two conflicts
Personal idioms
unique for of expression and language understood by couples.
Proximity
the distance between a person and a thing
Self-disclosure
making a revelation about yourself
Similarity
the idea of our friends who like or dislike the same thing
Accommodation goal
positive relationship with the dominant culture
Assimilation goal
a group trying to fit into another one
Collectivist cultures
values the group not the person
Cultural relativism
judge by its own context rather then be measured by another culture
Dominant culture
A culture determines who has power. In America white male who has kids and its merry.
Ethnocentrism
the belief that your culture is superior then the other
Individualistic cultures
culture that values individual freedom.
Non-dominant culture
people pf color, gay , women and more.
Prejudice
a negative attitude towards a group pf people for been who they are.
Reflexivity
being self aware/ intentions of improving future interactions.
Separation goal
group that relates with each other
Stereotype
like saying all black people like basketball but not all do.
Uncertainty-accepting cultures
accept people form other countries