Deborah Tannen, a professor of linguistics, studied forms of social interaction in American culture. She suggested Americans live in an argument culture where the dominant forms of social interaction are conflict and competition. The argument culture states that members of the American culture have conflicting ideas, and competition leads them to want to prove their ideas are best. If you could develop your own culture, which dominating form of social interaction would you choose ? Why?
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I would choose cooperation as the dominant form of social interaction. People could share ideas, work toward common goals, and solve problems together instead of focusing on proving that they are right. Cooperation would encourage mutual respect and help people accomplish more as a community.