Gloria_Chapter 6_Response

This chapter talks about the uncertainty avoidance in different countries. The UAI Values shows that China is a weak avoidance country. Well, I have different views on that and I’d like share my thoughts by discussing the uncertainty avoidance in the family in China.

Let’s talk about the parents in China, though China is considered as a weak avoidance country, however, I think Chinese parents behave more likely in the high avoidance way. For example, they wouldn’t let their children out of their sight. Parents try to stop every possible movement that might “hurt” their children. In my family, my aunt and uncle even don’t allow their children stand on the sofa because they are afraid of their children falling down. If children are running around and fall down on the ground, parents will immediately pick them up and console the child. It might because of the One Child Policy in China. Since there is only one child, maximum two in a family, how can the parents not pay fully attention to their kid(s)? They try to do in everything for their kid(s) and take care of them in case they get “hurt”. Therefore, I think Chinese is not being weak avoidance in all situations.