Personally,I do not see anything wrong with the behavior of the ex-Dean of Asian students at St,John's who was accused of using her scholarship awarded students to perform chores for her at her house. As the cross-cultural dude on Tips, this is not an unusual connecton between international faculty and students.Since she was Asian and the scholarship awarded students were Asians,we could assume that a bond existed within the framewok of that collectivist culture and asking subordinates to perform tasks and help her with certain duties could be perceived as normal.Given the respect that folks in collectivist cultures have for their seniors,saying "no" is not an option. Btw,I have known department chairs who do not drive and have ask students to perform chores for them.Do you assume that the prof will flunk the students and hence jeordizing his or her ride?
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5359 or send a blank email to leave-5359-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
