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| Asynchronous Communication |
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| communication that occurs where there's a time gap between when a message is sent and when it is received |
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| the perception of membership in a group that is part of an emcompassing culture |
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| a culture where members focus on the welfare of the group as a whole, rather than a concern by individuals for their own success |
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| the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn |
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| the tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences |
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| the attitude that one's own culture is superior to others' |
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| sending angry and/or insulting e-mails, text messages, and website postings |
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| a culture that relies heavily on subtle, often nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony |
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| groups with which we identify |
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| a culture where members focus on the value and welfare of individual members, as opposed to a concern for the group as a whole |
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| the interaction between members of different cocultures |
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| a culture that uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible |
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| groups of people that we view as different from us |
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| the degree to which members of a group are willing to accept a difference in power and status |
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| an unfairly biased and intolerant attitude towards others who belong to an out-group |
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| a term used to describe the abundance of nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message |
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| how much weight we attach to a particular person of phenomenon |
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| digital communication channels used primarily for personal reasons, often to reach small groups of receivers |
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| the perceptual process of applying exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system |
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| Synchronous Communication |
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| communication that occurs in real time |
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| the cultural tendency to seek stability and honor tradition instead of welcoming risk, uncertainty, and change |
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| a term used to describe how the Internet has evolved from a one-way medium into a "masspersonal" phenomenon |
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