cross cultural relationship
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Done By: Doreen Yee
Seah Jia Xin
Lam Min NingLeow Yi Lin
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The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of aparticular people or society.
For example:Western culture typically valuesindividualism, rights and privilege, equalityand self-assertion, Asian culture valuescollectivism, duty and obligation, hierarchy
and self-effacement
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Singapore is becoming a global meeting place,without the borders and geographical distanceonce separating people of different cultures.
Figures from the Department of Statisticsshowed a total of 26,081 inter-ethnicmarriages in 2009, the first time they had
overtaken the 25,784 unions forged in 1992.1
The rise in the number of foreigners mayhave accounted for the increase
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Because, even if two parties have the samecultural background, there would be so manydifferencestemperamental, intellectual,
spiritual, etc.Cultural difference will certainlybe an additional stress factor
Communications / language
Food preferencesCultural traditionsBeliefsExpectations of marriage
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Religious differences
Family intolerance
Even if the partners are willing to keep an open
mind and accept those differences, close othersmight not, which is where family and friendscome into play
Communications
Social gatherings that are deadly boring for thesignificant other who doesn't understand thelanguage
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Embrace your identity as a cross-cultural person.(Value the fact that you represent the fusion oftwo cultures that enhances your perspective.
Have a depth of understanding about how yourpartner grew up, his/her lifestyle, that of thefamilies, their diet, beliefs and practices.
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Love just happens! Be it of any culture,traditions, location etc
Key factors to a good cross culturalrelationship: Acceptance, tolerance, mutualunderstanding and compromise!
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http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/
strengthening_your_marriage/defending_your_marriage_from_external_stressors/ten_tips_for_protecting_your_cross_cultural_marriage.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/12/AR2010021202762_3.html
http://www.family.org.sg/default.aspx?go=ar
ticle&aid=777
1.More get hitched and more split up, Inter-ethnicmarriages show big increaseby Melissa Sim & CarolynQuek, Straits Times, Jun 17, 2010
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http://www.filination.com/blog/2010/03/16/wh
at-different-about-cross-culture-relation-ship-11/http://www.filination.com/blog/2010/03/11/success-factors-cross-cultural-relationships-6/http://www.filination.com/blog/2010/03/17/cro
ss-cultural-relationships-summary/http://gorigirl.com/intercultural-couple-question-2-whats-your-opinion-of-our-two-cultureshttp://outfitinspirations.com/blog/the-secret-to-a-successful-cross-cultural-relationship/
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