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| Why study intercultural communication? |
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| U.S. is very diverse, lots of culture/sub-culture, world is interconnected, helps us understand our own culture |
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| Define Intercultural Communication |
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"If the difference in culture has an impact in an interaction, then it becomes intercultural"
Communication between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems are distinct enough to alter the communication event. |
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| Accent, Religion, ethics, sports, music, economic status, clothing, holiday celebrations, concept of time, history, views on marriage |
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| How do we define culture? |
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| "Infinite, Shared, Learned" Its not biological, must be learned, and exposed to, dynamic, changes over time, |
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| Individualism Orientation |
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| Personal benefit, value of self-reliance, recognize individual success (United States) |
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| Focus on sharing and overall society, focus on over society, depend on each other, recognize group |
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Past: value ancestors, tradition, (Japan)
Present: Here and now (Greece/Spain)
Future: Plan ahead, concerned w/ time, future generations important (USA) |
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| Value Dimensions (Hoftstede) |
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| How much hierarchy matters in a country (High and Low) |
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| Rigid hierarchy of (Philippines) |
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| value equality, less strict (Austria) |
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| Traditional gender roles, individual achievement, material goods (quantity of life), men make decisions, women at home, JAPAN |
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| Nurturing, less rigid gender roles, improving quality of life/universal health care, SWEDEN |
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| Indirect, nonverbal communication, phrasing in a subtle way, non-verbal signals, AFRICA/ASIA |
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| Direct and explicit in communication, verbal communication is important, take things at face value, straightforward, SWITZERLAND AND USA |
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| Five orientations of Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck |
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- Individualism/Collectivism
- Time Orientation
- Power Distance
- Masculinity/Femininity
- High/Low Context |
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| groups or social communities exhibiting communication characteristics, perceptions, values, beliefs, and practices that are significantly different enough to distinguish them from the other groups, communities, and dominant culture. |
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- Socio-economics (middle, working, low)
- Ethnic groups
- Generational groups
- Sexual orientation
- Religious Groups
- Educational Level |
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| What cultures/co-cultures do you belong? |
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| Which co-culture is most salient to your identity |
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| Socioeconomic and Religious |
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| What is the relationship between other's perceptions of your identity and your own self-concept? |
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| SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED: Income, Education, Appearance, expectations, sense of belonging |
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| Difference between gender and sexual identity? |
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| Masculine/feminine vs. who you're attracted to |
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| Who are you attracted to? Bi, Gay, Lesbian |
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Cultural Factors, shared place of origin
"German-Irish" |
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Biology/Socially constructed
Based on appearance, white or black |
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Political Factors
Legal Status in relation to country
"American Citizen" |
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| Mass, forced, immigration, forced to leave for various reasons |
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| People feelings disoriented, difficulty adjusting to new culture, feeling or resentment on the host/refugee sides, loss of identity/extinction of culture, resentment from future generations |
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| Native American groups, Jews in WW2, Slaves from Africa |
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| Growing account of groups history/past, often appears in textbooks, well known in the dominant society (Only good stuff, Christopher Columbus, thanksgiving) |
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| Lesser known account of the groups past, often a group that has been marginalized by the dominant society, more negativity, dominant society wants to forget/Ashamed, Slavery, Pearl Harbor, Child workers in factories |
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