Saudi Arabia and Its Culture
Intercultural differences
Saudi Arabia
Value system:
Society as a whole valued behavior displaying generosity, selflessness, and hospitality; deference to those above in the hierarchy of the family; freedom from dependence on others and mastery over one's emotions; and willingness to support other family members and assume responsibility for their errors.
Chastity and sexual modesty were also very highly valued. Applied primarily to women, these values were not only tied to family honor but were held to be a religious obligation as well http://saudiarabiarafael.blogspot.com/2008/05/saudi-arabia-values.html Women is prohibited socialize with male native people that don´t have a parental relation, so they have the value of chastity, sexual modesty and particular deference for their relatives http://saudiarabiarafael.blogspot.com/2008/05/beliefs-and-values-similar-or-different_26.html Family dynamics:
Family primary basis of identity and status for the individual and the immediate focus of individual loyalty, just as it was among those who recognized a tribal affiliation
Families formed alignments with other families sharing common interests and life-styles,
Families tended to be patriarchal
Father in the family appearing as an authoritarian figure at the top of a hierarchy based on age and sex
Men can have as many as four wives, but polygamy is no longer widely practiced. If wealthier men do have more than one wife, the wives and their children tend to live in separate units from each other. http://dpuadweb.depauw.edu/$1~mkfinney/teaching/Com227/culturalPortfolios/Saudi_Arabia/Family.htm Communication:
Relationships & Communication
You will need a Saudi sponsor (wakeel) to enter the country. The sponsor acts as an intermediary and arranges appointments with appropriate individuals.
Saudis do not require as much personal space as most western cultures. As such, they will stand close to you while conversing and you may feel as if your
Saudi Arabia
Value system:
Society as a whole valued behavior displaying generosity, selflessness, and hospitality; deference to those above in the hierarchy of the family; freedom from dependence on others and mastery over one's emotions; and willingness to support other family members and assume responsibility for their errors.
Chastity and sexual modesty were also very highly valued. Applied primarily to women, these values were not only tied to family honor but were held to be a religious obligation as well http://saudiarabiarafael.blogspot.com/2008/05/saudi-arabia-values.html Women is prohibited socialize with male native people that don´t have a parental relation, so they have the value of chastity, sexual modesty and particular deference for their relatives http://saudiarabiarafael.blogspot.com/2008/05/beliefs-and-values-similar-or-different_26.html Family dynamics:
Family primary basis of identity and status for the individual and the immediate focus of individual loyalty, just as it was among those who recognized a tribal affiliation
Families formed alignments with other families sharing common interests and life-styles,
Families tended to be patriarchal
Father in the family appearing as an authoritarian figure at the top of a hierarchy based on age and sex
Men can have as many as four wives, but polygamy is no longer widely practiced. If wealthier men do have more than one wife, the wives and their children tend to live in separate units from each other. http://dpuadweb.depauw.edu/$1~mkfinney/teaching/Com227/culturalPortfolios/Saudi_Arabia/Family.htm Communication:
Relationships & Communication
You will need a Saudi sponsor (wakeel) to enter the country. The sponsor acts as an intermediary and arranges appointments with appropriate individuals.
Saudis do not require as much personal space as most western cultures. As such, they will stand close to you while conversing and you may feel as if your