Mexican American Relationships

When one looks at romantic love, one would conclude that it is a social dyad that brings about certain responsibilities between two people in a relationship such as honesty, protection, openness and expressions of love. (William, 2008: 76). Contrasting with

Different social, professional and cultural contexts may affect relationships and the way people communicate due to of a lack of understanding or knowledge of one another’s background and culture. This could be through their race, religion, ethnicity or where they come from. Each one of these can have similar or very different ways to communicate. For example

When you are in an intercultural relationship you can learn exactly what there communicative behaviors are. Everyone has their different ways they communicate with other people, whether it is family or friends. Communication is by far one of the most important keys to have when you are in a relationship. Without communication there would be no relationship. One of the unique aspects of an intercultural relationship is to learn how and why that individual communicates in a different way compared to you. Having an intercultural relationship is all about learning someone else’s culture and communication is by far the most important aspect.

Thereafter, basic theories and concepts regarding gender, romantic love and family are briefly discussed. The theoretical part of the thesis ends with the formulation of the core hypothesis:

The articles “Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why is it Hard for Men and Women to Talk to each other” by Deborah Tannen and “Speaking Different Languages” by John Gray are about how men and women often misunderstand each other which causes conflicts and or arguments. When a woman says something it usually has a deeper meaning, but men are usually more direct when speaking; this leads to conflicts and relationship problems. According to Tannen and Gray, men and women can adjust their thinking to minimize misunderstanding by translating each other’s dialect, by understanding their different ways of listening, and different body languages.

This book provides more insight on how communication is a tool you need to work on constantly to achieve happiness in your marriage. Communicating and listening to your partner will show that love, respect towards them, and help solve conflicts that will occur.

Love is thus expressed in a cultural context and those who are not in the frame can feel pressures from their respective cultures to not reveal their love (affairs, homosexual relationships). Looking at cohabitation, using statistical researches, it has been showed that the frequency of cohabitation is higher in young couples than old ones, demonstrating a change over time in the cultural way of seeing it.

Interpersonal conflict can arise in couples that are from very different racial and cultural backgrounds. Each culture/race is unique and have there own customs and traditions that individuals grow up with. Individuals have a need to categorize and tend to associate their judgments based on these categories that are made. Stereotypes and biases formed can increase interpersonal conflict in the couple’s relationship. Implicit biases can play a role in this couples relationship. Individuals tend to favor their own in-group. The couple can be facing the same problem. Both may not want to change the way they think and want to follow the customs that they are familiar with. They might not agree to some of the traditions or viewpoints that the others

To understand the motives behind marriage between Japanese individuals it is best to understand their attitudes toward romantic love (Simmons, Vom Kolke and Shimizu, 1896). Simmons, Vom Kolke and Shimizu conducted a study involving Unmarried University students from Japanese, German, and American descent. Theses participants were tested using the “Hobard Scale of Romanticism and the Attitudes Towards Love Scale”, where participants either agreed or disagreed with the responses given (Simmons, Vom Kolke and Shimizu, 1896). After completing the tests results showed that Romantic Love, was less valued within the Japanese individuals, than the German and American individuals. German subjects reported a high value on romantic love, and showed a true passion for the idea that “love will last forever” (Simmons, Vom Kolke and Shimizu, 1896). German subjects show a great difference from Japanese subjects in their high importance of romantic love and the relationship two people form together naturally out of pure connection. Simmons, Vom Kolke and Shimizu (1896) claim, “They differed from the other samples in agreeing that the institution of marriage may result in disillusionment, but were nonetheless stronger in their belief that true love lasts forever”. Although Japanese subjects do believe in the ideas that love lasts forever, they differ in their idea that marriage may not be as great as others believe it to be. Japanese subjects acknowledge the pessimistic view that even though

Humans have been communicating since four million years. On the other hand, the birth of culture is estimated to have taken place about 35,000 years ago. Today, both culture and communication have evolved considerably and have become interdependent of one another, to the point that communication is considered to be a product of culture. Thus, our own culture has a deep impact on our thoughts and behaviors. Since each culture has its distinct aspects, intercultural communication can be the cause of conflict and disorder. There are three main issues which are at the root of the problem of intercultural miscommunication : language as a barrier, cultural diversity and ethnocentrism. I will analyze

Love between man and woman is the precious one of human that people must spend a lot of time and effort to seek. However, there is a perceptive difference of love between Western culture and Eastern culture. Westerners find out freedom and satisfaction in love and marriage is a great importance of their life, therefore they often cohabitate to learn about their partners carefully to get a

From reading, a lot of things came into play that I never understood before, such as the two-culture approach and miscommunication. I knew that it was always difficult for males and females to understand each other, but I never realized men have a report talk and women a rapport talk. Although misunderstood, we all learn that it takes time to understand each other, and relationships build as we communicate through conversation, or the process of two or more parties working interactively to create meanings through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal vocalization and

Love is arguably one of the most overused words in the English vocabulary. People use love as a synonym for sexual desire, for expressing friendly care, or for appreciating inanimate objects. In a romantic date, for instance, one can say “I love you” to a beloved and, at the same time, say “I love this meal” in reference to the good food that was served. However, when it comes to love between two people, love or romance is a very powerful abstract force in human nature. It is also a controversial topic due to different interpretations of what romance is and should be, and the possible involvement of social standards that seek to define its parameters. To this end, this paper argues that romance is not primarily

Ethnography is the scientific study of customs of individuals and their cultures. A subsegment of such study looks into the relationship between romantic love in regards to an individuals social status and structure. This class has so far covered a wide range of opinions on the topic of love and how it relates to culture, and when or if it has any connection to marriage, courtship, or child rearing. While many individuals argue that romantic love, for much of history, has been a byproduct of marriage, while in current society, if one is lucky enough to find ‘the one,’ love often proceeds marriage. “The Theoretical Importance of Love” by William J. Goode argues that the relationship of love to marriage is correlated with the ability to chose ones mate in the society and the degree to which husband-wife solidarity is the “strategic solidarity: of the social structure. Such claims can be evaluated with regards to other theories read so far in this class. In this paper, I will argue that Jankowiak’s “Romantic Passion,” Wolfe’s “Uterine Families,” and Wang’s “Eat a Bowl of Tea,” all confirm the love and duty are closely connected and is proven to be so by the themes addressed in these texts.

According to the dictionary , the word “relationship” is defined a particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealing with each other. There are many times of ways to make a relationship last. According to the dictionary love is an intense feeling of deep affection. Love, trust, and communication are the three most important attributes in my eyes. Relationships between friends, family, and couples should be the lasting ones, and in this paper, I will Incorporate different theoretical perspectives , Discuss the role of social structure, government policy, and social inequality in love and romantic relationships and lastly analyze media presentations of families.