Thảo luận văn hóa mỹ Social relationship in US

“Social relationship: Male and female relationships in the US ”... II, Male- female relationships1, Influences on Male-Female Relationships 2, Male-Female Relationships in Various Setti

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11-AMERICAN CULTURE

Vietnam University of commerce

“Social relationship: Male and female relationships in the US ”

II, Male- female relationships

1, Influences on Male-Female Relationships

2, Male-Female Relationships in Various Settings

3, Compare to Viet Nam

III, Conclusion

I Social relationship

In social  science,  a social relation or social interaction is  any  relationship  between  two  or 

more individuals

Meeting new people

In American society, informality is valued very highly.

People are not judged according to the families they were born into but by how hard they work and how they contribute to the society.

They tend to become informal with each other very quickly. Therefore, it is very common in USA that if you see a person in the eye (if  your looks connect with other person)  when you are walking down the street or anywhere in a building, to say a friendly phrase. They  smile a lot and talk easily to strangers, sometimes share personal stories. 

In an intentional first meeting, Americans often have customary handshake.

Americans rarely use both hands to shake. They only embrace in an affectionate way to close friends or family members.

In first meeting, they do not ask about their age, income, religion, politics, and sexuality 

The American concept of friendship

Fluid and dynamic.

U.S. friendship is typified by warmth, informality, and other signs of acceptance, even toward comparative strangers.

People from other cultures become confused because those whom they would consider mere acquaintances are called "friends" by U.S.  Americans and because the warm manner of U.S. Americans leads them to expect a degree of commitment that the U.S. Americans do  not feel and would find difficult to accept.

Relationships prescribed by roles

- Co-worker: The boss says “Good morning” in a pleasant voice to the secretary and the file clerk; the latter smile and say “Good  morning” back

d Courtesy, workplace ,gifts

Courtesy:

there are many agencies, factories in the US, the owner is a woman.mean lack of courtesy

d Courtesy, workplace ,gifts

Gift:

d Courtesy, workplace ,gifts

In the workplace:

LGBT community and discrimination

 LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

 It includes both LGBT, their supportive people, organizations and subcultures, united by a common culture and civil rights movements. An  estimated 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and an estimated 0.3% of adults are transgender (~9 million  LGBT)

But now, Vietnam has achieved many improvements in asserting LGBT rights. Last year, Vietnamese government began to raise ideas about same-United States United Kingdom Vietnam

- At present, the blacks have equal right like whites

There are more than four times as many black and ethnic minority MPs in Parliament at present as there were in 1993

- There is a discrimination between Kinh and the other ethic minority in the past

- At present, people from the ethic minority have chance to study and work equally

Race relationship

1 Influences on Male-Female Relationships 

II Male – female relationships

Criteria America Vietnam Britain

Role of male and

female

1919:  1st  wave  led  to  the  right  to  vote  for  all  women over 21

- 2nd wave: tackling discrimination in employment opportunities, pay and education, reproductive rights and the role of women in the family and household

1928: women struggled to gain the right to vote

. The women’s role  movement is not very vibrant

Individual freedom

Both women and men can individually decide what job 

to do/ any fields of daily life. 

Men and women are free in making their own decision. 

Women: willing and able to work outside the home. 

Free to choose the job, choose somewhat else they want

2 Male and female relationships in various settings

2 Male and female relationships in various settings

2 Male and female relationships in various settings

" We need to highlight role models and positive images of female leaders, and highlight women’s roles in non-traditional jobs such as business leaders,

scientists, architects so that we can change perceptions on tasks that women can take on "

Shoko Ishikawa

3 Compare to Vietnam

The US Vietnam Gender equality High Medium

In workplace Assignments are divided equally 

  Men and women are equal when holding high positionWomen  are  more  and  more  ambitious  to  have  higher  position  in career ladder

Women  are  more  priority.  Men  are  often  responsible  for  manual duty

Higher position are consider as more suitable for menTraditionally, It’s easier for Vietnamese women to stay home, do household works

In romantic relationship The beginning role are equal between men and women  Men should be the beginner but women does is not unacceptable

In informal relationship Completely free There are a distance, just small, between people 

 Male – female relationship in American society

 Male – female relationship in American family

Equality in family They have an equal right to raise their voices and make decisions No equality between man and women in the past. Women have to suffer from 

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