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Culture (Vocab (Masculinity-femininity: degree of being feminine and the…

- - - - Relationships depend on trust, build up slowly, are stable
      - How things get done depends on relationships with people and attention to group process
      - One's identity is rooted in groups (family, culture, work)
      - Social structure and authority are centralized; responsibility is at the top, person at top works for the good of the group
    - - High use of nonverbal elements; voice tone, facial expression, gestures, and eye movement carry significant parts of conversation
      - Verbal message is implicit; context is more important than words
      - Verbal message is indirect; one talks around the point and embellishes it
      - Communication is seen as an art form
      - Disagreement is personalized; conflict either must be solved before work can progress or must be avoided because it is personally threatening
    - - Space is communal; people stand close to each other, share the same space
    - - Everything has its own time; time is not easily scheduled, needs of people may interfere with keeping to a set time
      - Change is slow; things are rooted in the past, slow to change, and stable
      - Time is a process; it belongs to others and to nature
    - - Knowledge is embedded in the situation; things are connects, synthesized, and global; multiple sources of information are used; thinking is deductive, proceeds from general to specific
      - Learning occurs by first observing others as they model or demonstrate and then practicing
      - Groups are preferred for learning and problem solving
      - Accuracy is valued
  - - - Relationships begin and end quickly; many people can be inside one's circle, boundary is not clear
      - Things get done by following procedures and paying attention to the goal
      - One's identity is rooted in oneself and one's accomplishments
      - Social structure is decentralized; responsibility goes further down
    - - Low use of nonverbal elements; message is carried more by words than by nonverbal means
      - Verbal message is explicit; context is less important than words
      - Verbal message is direct; one spells things out exactly
      - Communication is seen as a way of exchanging information, ideas, and opinions
      - Disagreement is depersonalized; focus is on rational solutions, not personal ones; one can be explicit about another's bothersome behavior
    - - Space is compartmentalized and privately owned; privacy is important, so people are farther apart
    - - Things are scheduled to be done at particular times, one thing at a time; what is important is that activity is done efficiently
      - Change is fast; one can make change and see immediate results
      - Time is a commodity to be spent or saved; one's time is one's own
    - - Reality is fragmented and compartmentalized; one source of information is used to develop knowledge; thinking is inductive, proceeds from specific to general; focus is on detail
      - Learning occurs by following explicit directions and explanations of others
      - An individual orientation is preferred for learning and problem solving
      - Speed is valued; how efficiently something is learned is important