Objective: The student will explain American versus Thai culture in terms of context, directness, efficiency, emotional expression, group identity, power distance, status, values and management dichotomies.
1) Low versus High Context
2) Direct versus Indirect
3) Efficiency
4) Positive versus Negative Emotional Expression
Two Dimensional Model of Emotional Display
5) Group Identity
Rugged Individualism – Often associated with Social Darwinism or an “up-by-the-bootstraps” philosophy.
Darwin: The Life and Legacy – Social Darwinism
http://www.pewglobal.org/2011/11/17/the-american-western-european-values-gap/
6) Low versus High Power Distance
7) Status
Achieved status – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
8) Values
Doris Day – Que Sera, Sera [lyrics]
Frank Sinatra, My Way, With Lyrics
USA economy 1950s
Americans may have a higher locus of control than Thais:
9) Management Dichotomies
Phradet vs. Phrakhun
Theory X vs. Theory Y
THEORY X AND Y INFO.WMV
10) Comparison Using Facts and Figures
http://geert-hofstede.com/united-states.html
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/TH/US
http://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare/united-states.thailand
https://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/infographic/compare
Worksheet at:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/243409454/American-versus-Thai-Communication-Worksheet-docx
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001b Spanish Basic Phrases Thai Version
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