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Dec 10, 2023 · Third, with regard to the impact of language differences on communication methods, we found that a lack of a shared language is associated with a significantly lower level of oral (face-to-face ...
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In other words, culture is shaped through communication;...
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Apr 17, 2024 · This paper analyzes communication patterns and values between different cultures and their impacts on business operations and teamwork, for instance, good cross-cultural communication can help a ...
COMMUNICATION STYLE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES EXAMPLES Orientation to self or others Some cultures are much more oriented to the self, while others are more oriented to others. This shows in communication styles through the use of mostly “I” statements versus use of primarily third person and plural pronouns. The dominant cultural norm in the
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Apr 1, 2021 · In other words, culture is shaped through communication; communication is created and transmitted by the culture. To understand the context, think about how a group forms (Bruce Tuckman 1965).
- GLOBALIZATION, DIVERSITY, AND MULTICULTURALISM
- The Global Village
- INTERACTION ASSESSMENT
- What Happened to the Melting Pot?
- The Melting Pot Philosophy
- The Philosophy of Cultural Pluralism
- The Many Facets of Intercultural Communication
- Culture Is a Teacher
- Cultural Imperialism Presents Dangers
- Cultural Flexibility Is Key
- Ethnocentrism Has Perils
- Cultural Relativism Has Promise
- WHAT DOES MY BEHAVIOR REVEAL ABOUT ETHNOCENTRISM AND CULTURAL RELATIVISM?
- EXPLORING CULTURAL IDENTITY: CULTURES WITHIN CULTURES
- Cultural Identity and Communication Presence
- Gender Roles
- Racial and Ethnic Identities
- THROUGH OTHERS’ EYES
- Socioeconomic Identity
- National Identity
- WORK ORIENTATIONS
- Variations Among Co-Cultures
- Culture
- Co-Cultures and Communication Approaches
- DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE IN ACTION
- Individualism Versus Collectivism
- High Context Versus Low Context
- High Power Distance Versus Low Power Distance
- Monochronic Versus Polychronic
- Uncertainty Avoidance
- Interpreting Cultural Differences
- DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE NATURE OF OUR CONNECTIONS
- Neighborhoods Need Not Be Real
- We Consciously Select Digital Neighbors
- Be Wary of Those Who Seek to Divide and Polarize
- Other Reasons We Seek Digital Communities: Avatars and Gaming
- Be Aware of the Power of Digital Dialogue
- Refrain From Formulating Expectations Based Solely on Your Culture
- Recognize Faulty Education Can Impede Understanding
- Be Mindful of Your and Others’ Behavior
- Commit to Developing Intercultural Communication Skills for Life in a Multicultural World
- COMPLETE THIS CHAPTER 2 CHECKLIST
- BECOME A WORD MASTER
Countries around the world and communities within the United States are interconnected. However, when confronted with a diversity of connectivity opportunities, out of fear, some don’t welcome those they consider to be different. Instead, they seek to reduce the availabil-ity of intercultural contacts. According to Russell Jacoby, author of On Dive...
Globalization is the increasing economic, political, and cultural integration and interdepen-dence of diverse cultures—the worldwide integration of humanity. Diversity, a related concept, is the recognition and valuing of difference, encompassing such factors as age, gender, race, ethnicity, ability, religion, education, marital status, sexual orie...
Consider the last interaction you had with someone whose cultural background differed from your own. Identify the communication challenges you faced. Among challenges con-fronted, for example, might be language (verbal and nonverbal); ways of thinking, including contrasting attitudes, beliefs, and values; and differing cultural perspectives. Assess...
To what extent has the amount of contact you have with people of diverse cultural backgrounds changed since you were a child? Changes in demography and technology give you opportuni-ties to interact with others unlike yourself. For many of us, intercultural communication is now the norm. In fact, living in the United States gives us an incredible o...
Years ago, the United States embraced a melting pot philosophy. According to that theory, when individuals immigrated to the United States, they lost or gave up their original heritage and became Americans. The national motto, E pluribus unum (a Latin phrase meaning “out of many, one”), reflected this way of thinking. It was believed that diverse c...
Over time, the philosophy of cultural plu-ralism, allowing for cultures to maintain differences while coexisting in broader society, replaced the melting pot philoso-phy. Cultural pluralists believe in respect for uniqueness and tolerance for differ-ence. In a multicultural society, every group will do things differently, and that’s OK. Cultural pl...
The remainder of this chapter explores the ways cultural values and habits influence interaction. We introduce you to intercultural communication, the process of interpreting and sharing meanings with individuals from different cultures,12 to help you better understand how cultural variability influences communication. In reality, we practice inter...
In effect, every culture provides its members with a series of lessons. Among the lessons we learn are how to say “hello” and “good-bye,” when to speak or remain silent, how to act when angry or upset, where to focus our eyes when functioning as a source and receiver, how much to gesture, how close to stand to another, and how to display emotions s...
Cultural imperialism is the dominion of one culture over another culture. When one culture presents itself as superior to others, relationships between members of the diverse cultures suf-fer. Not taking cultural practices into account impedes relationship building, whereas recog-nizing, respecting, and responding to differences among cultures allo...
When we interact with people whose values or behavioral norms are different from ours, we need to be able to accept that diversity. Being culturally flexible enables us to communicate more effectively.
When we reject diversity, we exhibit ethnocentrism, the tendency to see our own culture as superior to all others. This also is a key characteristic of failed intercultural communication. People who are ethnocentric experience great anxiety when engaging with people outside their culture. They may say things like, “They take our jobs,” “They’re eve...
The opposite of ethnocentrism is cultural relativism. When you practice cultural relativism, instead of viewing the group to which you belong as superior to all others, you recognize that all cultures are different and work instead to understand the behavior of other cultural groups based on the context in which the behavior occurs, not just from y...
The six behaviors listed below are likely to be exhibited by persons with ethnocentric ten-dencies. For each of the six behaviors, please provide a concrete example of how you either exhibited or did not exhibit the behavior when communicating with at least three different persons from three different cultures. I go out of my way to be with people ...
To become more adept at communicating with people who differ culturally from us, we need to learn not only about other cultures but also about our own. Differences in gender, age and generational membership, racial and ethnic background, socioeconomic status, religion, and physical ability affect not only our identity but also how we perceive and r...
We all belong to a number of groups, including those defined by their gender, age, racial, ethnic, religious, socioeconomic, and physical identities. Our cultural identity, based on these group memberships, influences our behavior, including our personal, community, and professional relationships. Let’s look at how.
Gender is a culturally constructed concept revealing how each of us has been socialized in rela-tion to our sex. We may perceive ourselves to be feminine, masculine, or androgynous (possess-ing an amalgam of masculine and feminine qualities). How we define gender roles affects the ways males and females present themselves, socialize, work, perceive...
Our racial and ethnic identities are similarly socially constructed. Some racial and ethnic groups, for example, share experiences of oppression. Their attitudes and behaviors may reflect their struggles, influencing their attitudes toward contemporary issues such as affirmative action.
1. Imagine you arrive in the United States from another country. Though perhaps unlikely, also imagine that you are totally unfamiliar with what life in the United States is like. In fact, until now you have never viewed American television, watched American films, or listened to American music. You do, however, read and understand English. You fin...
Similarly, socioeconomic identity frames how we respond to issues of our day. The significant gap between the ultra-wealthy and the middle and working classes in the United States is contributing to their developing different attitudes on a wide array of issues. For example, during the corona-virus pandemic those who were economically secure had ve...
National identity refers to our legal status or citizen-ship. People whose ancestors were from other coun-tries may have been U.S. citizens for generations, yet even though they persist in the struggle to be accepted as American, some still perceive them as foreigners.
Culture influences many of our work orientations, including the ability to work in a team, conceptions of leadership, ideas of rewards, attitudes toward gender, ideas about power, the amount of uncertainty one can tolerate, and the topics discussed with coworkers. Of course, culture also impacts ability to work with the members of diverse generatio...
Co-cultures have varying norms and different ideas about what ought to be. They may share values such as veganism, adopt a particular symbol such as the rainbow flag used by members of the LGBTQIA community, wear specific clothing articles like the Mormons and Hasidim, and/or use jargon or a specialized vocabulary understood by other members of the...
Co-Culture Co-Culture Co-Culture Co-Culture Co-Culture Assimilation. Co-culture members who use the strategy of assimilation attempt to fit in or join with members of the dominant culture. They converse about subjects that members of the dominant talk about, such as cars or sports, or they dress as members of the dominant culture dress. They give u...
Members of co-cultures can use passive, assertive, or more aggressive/confrontational com-munication approaches in their efforts to accomplish their objectives relative to the dominant culture. Passive Communication. Co-culture members who use a passive communication approach seek to avoid the limelight. They accept their position in the cultural h...
By exploring six dimensions used to distinguish cultures from one another, we can increase our ability to understand our own and other cultures, thereby helping to reduce the strangeness of those we once perceived to be strangers. These six dimensions are (1) individualistic versus collectivistic cultures, (2) high-context versus low-context commun...
The cultural dimension of individualism versus collectivism reveals how people define them-selves in their relationships with others. Individualistic cultures, such as those of Great Britain, the United States, Canada, France, and Germany, stress individual goals, whereas collectivistic cultures, represented by Japan, China, South Korea, Chile, Ven...
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Mar 23, 2022 · A culture-literate communicator can reduce miscommunication arising from a low appreciation of cultural differences so that a clement communication environment is created and sustained.
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This chapter attempts to help you come to an understanding of the phenomena of culture. It aims to do this through an examination of a range of questions faced by those who have to negotiate cultural barriers in their daily lives, including
