【跨文化交流-外教】15 gender roles

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1、Today’sClass15minutestofinishDaoism/ConfucianismJeopardyFinishdiscussingPowerDistanceDiscussdifferencesinculturalorientationtowardsgenderGenderDifferencesActivityDiscussBasicsofBuddhismAssignHomeworkDiscuss:1.Ifyouwereamemberoftheoppositesex,howwouldyourlifebedifferent?2.

2、WhatrolesdoesChinesesocietyexpectwomentofulfill?WhatrolesdoesChinesesocietyexpectmentofulfill?Whatrolesarebothexpectedtofulfill?3.Doyouthinkthatmenandwomenseetheworlddifferently?Why?Whynot?GenderRoleSeparationGenderBuildingBlockTheextenttowhichthemembersofacultureorsociet

3、yidealizetheseparationofmaleandfemalerolesinthatsocietyGreaterseparationofroles=masculinecultureLessseparationofroles=femininecultureHofstede’sGeneralCharacteristicsDecisiveToughCompetitivePerformingBrilliantFocusedonmaterialsuccessIntuitiveTenderHarmoniousModestFriendlyC

4、oncernedwiththequalityoflifeMasculineFeminineHofstede’sDefinitions“Masculineculturestandsforasocietyinwhichsocialgenderrolesareclearlydistinct:Menaresupposedtobeassertive,tough,andfocusedonmaterialsuccess;womenaresupposedtobemoremodest,tender,andconcernedwiththequalityofl

5、ife.”Hofstede’sDefinitions“Feminineculturestandsforasocietyinwhichsocialgenerrolesoverlap:Bothmenandwomenaresupposedtobemodest,tender,andconcernedwiththequalityoflife.”[Source:Hofstede,Cultures’Consequences,2001,p.297]SampleHofstedeValues520304050607080901095MedianScore:5

6、0HighScore:95LowScore:5LargeGenderRoleSeparation(Masculine)SmallGenderRoleSeparation(Feminine)SwedenNorwayDenmarkNetherlandsYugoslaviaFinlandChileSingaporeCanadaItalyVenezuelaAustriaJapanSwitzerlandCostaRicaPakistanBrazilMalaysiaMexicoIrelandUnitedStatesHungaryExampleofaf

7、eminineculture:Swedenhasadevelopedsystemofpaternityleave:whereboththemotherandfatherareallowedandencouragedtotaketimeofffromworktospendtimewithnewlybornbaby.Bothparentsareallowedtimeofffromworktocareforasickchild(120days/year/child)Overlapinmale/femaleroles=femininecultur

8、eExampleofamasculineculture“SoOkonkwo(father)encouragedtheboystositwithhiminhisobi(hut),andhetol