Marital Communication In Different Cultures

By: Michael Vang

Communication

• Communication is a very important part of marriage.

• Conversations between spouses can build a sense of intimacy and identity as a couple goes through conflict and stress

• Communication used throughout different cultures of the world differs greatly

• Meanings

– Eye contact

Cultural Differences

• Marital communication in different cultures is unique

• Asian Culture

• Western Culture

Funny Perspective

• Yellow Fever

• “Of Asians living in the U.S. who intermarry, about 75% are women. Asian women who intermarry are most likely to marry non-Hispanic, White men, followed by marriage to an Asian person of a different ethnicity” (Le,2009).

References• C.N., Le. (2009). Asian and pacific islanders. Asian ,1(1),

Retrieved from http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/marriage-and-culture/asian-and-pacific-islanders1

• Roome, Debbie. (2010). Husbands and wives and becoming one in marriage. Marriage, 1(1), Retrieved from http://www.suite101.com/content/husbands-and-wives-and-becoming-one-in-marriage-a301035

• Wood, Julia T. (2009). Communication in our lives. Boston, MA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.

• Wang, Phillip. (Producer). (2006). Yellow fever. [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyRWuklsiQ