Provide a brief cultural write-up relating to his/her representative country (chosen for Making Acquaintances: Do’s and Don’ts): (20 points)
Write about Greece
Historical background
Communication styles (language, both verbal and non-verbal)
Beliefs (religion, family, nature, etc.)
Society structure (gender equality, role of children, family, ethnic groups, leaders, government, political ideologies, hierarchies)
VERY IMPORTANT – your final score will greatly depend on this.
In the next sections, associations SHOULD be made with the value orientations addressed in the Values portion of this course:
Human Nature (Universalism-Particularism, Good/Evil, High-Context/Low-Context, Uncertainty Avoidance)
Relation to Nature (Subjugation, Harmony, Mastery, Inner-/Outer-Directed)
Activity Orientation (Achievement/Ascription, Doing-Being-Being-Becoming)
Human Relationships (Affectivity/Affective Neutrality, Instrumental/Expressive, Self (Individualistic)/Collective (Collateral)/Linear, Egalitarian/Hierarchical, Power Distance)
Relation to Time (Past-Present-Future, Monochronic/Polychronic, Low-Context/High-Context
Sample Solution