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Cultural and Interpersonal Communication (How Cultures Differ (High…
Cultural and Interpersonal Communication
How Cultures Differ
High-context and low-context culture
Low-context culture: Individualist culture
High-context culture: Collectivist culture
Long and short-term orientation
Long term: Members are apt to save for the future
Short term: Members look more on the past and the present
High and Low-Ambiguity-Tolerant Cultures
High Ambiguity tolerance: Don’t feel threatened by unknown situation
Low Ambiguity tolerance: Don’t feel threatened by unknown situation.
Masculine and Feminine Cultures
Masculine: Emphasize win-lose strategies
Feminine: Seek win-win solution
Power distances
Low-Power Distance:
Power is more evenly distributed throughout the citizenry
High- Power Distance: Have great difference between the one who holds power and ordinary citizen
Indulgence and restraint
Indulgence: Have more satisfying family life
Restraint: Less satisfying family lives
Cutural
Enculturation
process by learn the culture into which you’re born.
Ethnic identity:
commitment to the beliefs and philosophy
Ethnocentrism:
looking at your culture’s practices as the only right ways to behavior seeing practices of other cultures as inferior
Acculturation
Process by learn the rules and norms of a culture different from your native culture.
The Relevance of Culture
Demographic Changes
cultural differences, political, economy
Sensitivity to Cultural Differences
all cultures coexist and enrich one another
Economic and Political Interdependence
Both depends on abilities to communicate effectively
Spread of Technology
rapid spread, made ICC comm. easy and inevitable
Culture-Specific Nature of Interpersonal Communication
effective in one culture, may not in another culture
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Educate yourself
View a documentary or movie, read materials, scan magazines
Learning about other culture
Recognize differences
Between yourself and the culturally different
Differences within the culturally different group