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Chapter 2 Culture and Interpersonal Communication (How Cultures Differ…
Chapter 2
Culture and Interpersonal Communication
Definition of Culture:
-as the relatively specialized lifestyle of a group of people
-passed on from one generation to the generation through communication not through genes
Enculturation: the process by which you learn the culture into which you are born
Ethnic Identity: Commitment to the belief and phylosophy of your culture that can act as a protective shield against discrimination
Acculturation: a different process of learning culture
Relevance of Culture
Demographic changes
Sensitivity to Cultural Differences
3.Economic and Political Interdepence
Spread of Technology
How Cultures Differ
Individual and Collective Orientation
High and Low Context Cultures
Power Distance
Masculine and Feminine Cultures
High ambiguity tolerant and low-ambiguity tolerant
Long and Short Term Orientation
Indulgence and Restraint
Intercultural Communication:
Refers to communication between persons who have different cultural beliefs, values, or ways of behaving.
Educate Yourself
culture shock
Stage 1 - The Honeymoon
Stage 2 - The Crisis
Stage 3 - The Recovery
Stage 4 - The Adjustment
Recognize Differences
Differences between yourself and the culturally different
Difference within the culturally different group
Differences in meaning
Differences in dialect and accent