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| A system of ideas, values, beliefs, norms, and customs, that are communicated by one generation to the next and that sustains a particular way of life |
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| Culture in learned Implicitly |
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| Culture is learned Explicitly |
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| Directly (Parents telling you what to do, etc) |
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| How are COm and Culture interconnected? |
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| We learn culture through COM, reflect culture through COM, and COm reflects cultural norms and we alter culture through COM |
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Different Values
-Most deeply felt beliefs shared by a cultural group |
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| -Based on independence (such as leaving home), Individual achievement, Self-Expression (want to be diff/stand out), Upward Mobility (Ability to improve one's sense of self), and private property |
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| -Based on Interdependence (get married and move in with set of parents), Group Achievement/Success, Following Norms, (Conformity), Stable Heirarchy, and shared property |
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| HOw are individualism and collectivism reflective of cultural values? |
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| Diff. cultures value more individuals, while others value collectivist ideas, etc... |
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| How culture groups differ in Language Use |
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-Words: Diff. words in diff. cultures
-Meanings: Words mean diff. things to diff. people
-Use: Diff. people use words at diff. times |
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| Edward Halls High Context vs Low Context |
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-Low Context: Focus more on explicit meaning, want people to be direct in what they are saying and use words to communicate directly. (Collectivist Cultures)
-High Context: Implicit meanings, more vague, use fewer words and place more emphasis on the non-verbal (Individualistic Cultures) |
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| Ways cultural groups differ in the use of nonverbal COM |
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-Kinesics: Meaning of gestures
-Proxemis: Space is not the same in diff. Cultures
-Chronemics: TIme; Time is relative to culture
-Touch: Observations of touch in diff cultures |
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-Own rules, systems of doing things
-Share common ways of doing things
Ex: Frats and sororities at Miami |
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Shape Identity and shape beliefs
Ex:Religious Affiliation, Gender, etc... |
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The group to which we belong distinctively shapes their perceptions (worldview), identities, and opportunities of members of that group
Ex: Jewish teacher still expects kids to show up on Easter |
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| -The tendency to assume that one way of life is normal and superior to other ways of life. |
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Recognizes that cultures vary in how they think and behave as well as in what they believe and value
-Can help deal with ethnocentrism by helping us acknowledge that a particular practice makes sense in its in its cultural context without approving of it
-reinds us that something that appears weird and wrong may be right and normal from diff. point of view |
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| 5 levels of cultural adaptation |
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1.) Resistance: Reject the beliefs of the group
2.) Tolerance: Accept differences but don't approve of them
3.)Understanding: Work to understand differences and view as different but equal
4.) Respect: Understand differences and recognize the value of diversity
5.) Participation: Incorporate the new practices into own lives |
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