Authors
Ioana A Cionea, Ana-Maria Hopârtean, Carrisa S Hoelscher, Irina A Ileş, Sara K Straub
Publication date
2015/3/1
Journal
Argumentation and Advocacy
Volume
51
Issue
4
Pages
255-272
Publisher
Routledge
Description
This paper examines how arguing behaviors are enacted and structured among members of two cultures. We present the results of a content analysis of Romanian (N = 166) and U.S. American (N = 236) naïve actors' self reports. Differences emerged between the two cultures in respect to topics of argument, argumentation partners, the contextual appropriateness of arguing, the role of arguing, and also within each culture, based on how arguing was conceptualized (i.e., a quarrel or a debate/discussion). No cross-cultural differences were found in the goals people pursued while arguing. The discussion offers a characterization of arguing behaviors in the two cultures. Implications of these results and limitations of the study are also addressed.
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IA Cionea, AM Hopârtean, CS Hoelscher, IA Ileş… - Argumentation and Advocacy, 2015