A recent study, performed by Dr. Julie Holliday Wayne and associates at Wake Forest University School of Business, has shown that a spouse’s feelings towards the other spouses’ job greatly effects the other spouse’s work productivity. The question that the researchers were most interested in was, “If the spouse develops attitude similarities or differences toward…
Read MoreItalian Gestures and Nonverbal Communication
As mentioned in a past blog post entitled “The Complicated World of Gestures”, there are 2 types of gestures: speech illustrators and emblems. Emblems are gestures that convey specific verbal meaning that can exist without the use of words. Other gestures (that are not emblems) co-occur with words. Gestures have been a part of Italian…
Read MorePast Blog: Emotional Masks
Who’s the best at hiding their emotions? Well, take a look at the video below, which delineates the most popular society at masking their emotions. It is not Brits as one might suggest. Dr. David Matsumoto, microexpression expert, comments on why this might be so prevalent in Japanese society. He suggests that because it is…
Read MoreCross-Cultural Unions: How Can They Work?
Illume Magazine’s recent article “3 Tips for a Healthy Cross-Cultural Marriage“ has some interesting insights on marriage, divorce and culture. Marriage is/should be/or was, depending on your principles, a sacred union between two individuals that make a commitment to stay with and support each other for the rest of their lives. However, marriage is extremely…
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