The document discusses topics related to cross-cultural studies and country studies between Vietnam and other countries like the United States. It provides examples of potential research topics that compare cultural aspects between Vietnam and other cultures, such as views on individual independence, gestures for greeting, and communication patterns within families. The document also discusses framing a research topic and questions, potential challenges, and expectations for a graduation research paper on a cross-cultural comparison topic.

1. CROSS-CULTURE AND COUNTRY STUDIES

3. TERMS

5. NARROW DOWN YOUR TOPIC!

6. WHAT IS A GOOD TOPIC?

7. SCOPE Too broad Too narrow Reasonable New York City The history of Status of Liberty, NYC. New York City – a typical image of the US cultural diversity What about New York City??? Merely listening the historic marks of the status? Diversity seen in: -Races -Ethnic groups -Religions -Languages -Festivals -Fashion

8. CONTENT Motivation Creative

9. MY GRADUATION PAPER A comparison of Intergenerational affection communication pattern between Vietnamese and European American families Nghiên cứu so sánh mô hình biểu lộ tình cảm xuyên thế hệ giữa gia đình người Việt và gia đình người Âu-Mỹ Scope Feasibility

10. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What is the Vietnamese’s perception of intergenerational affection display? 2. What is the European American’s perception of intergenerational affection display? 3. What is the intergenerational communication pattern in Vietnamese families when it comes to parent-child affection display? 4. What is the intergenerational communication pattern in European American families when it comes to parent-child affection display ? 5. What are the differences between these patterns?

11. BIGGEST OBSTACLE Matter more within one culture rather than affect the differences between two cultures. gender, age, and relationship quality do not have much interference with the differences between Vietnamese and American’s preferred pattern of communication of family affection Parent - ing style Cultural values Setting Relation - ship quality Gender Age Family affection display

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