The Importance Of Cross-Cultural Relationships

In accordance to the readings and lectures there is a variety of findings on cross-cultural relationships. There are differences and similarities in terms of mate selection, courtship patterns, form of marriage, and social interactions. Relationships for most people around the world is the most important part of their life. But, how you interact with others differ significantly depending on the culture from which each person comes from. Friendship is another way to relate with other people, the purpose of friendship is to socialize and enculture within society. Friendships help people improve self-esteem and achieve individual psychological needs such as the growth of self-identity and improvement of feelings about self-worth. There are differences abut friendship between men and women. Women tend to have friendships that are more intense, intimate, and have higher quality. Women are more likely to engage in self disclosure and conversation, on the contrary, men 's friendships tend to be more focused on activities, are less intimate, and more stable. In my culture we are happier if the other persons we help are happier rather than resolving just the problems in general. My own relationship norms and experiences in my culture it’s been consistent with those expressed in the readings, because in terms of relationships, for me, is the most important thing because we must relate with other people to make friends and to meet the person you will love also, this will help us