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| The psychological discomfort of adjusting to a new cultural situation |
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| Intercultural communication |
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| Interaction between people whose cultural assumptions are distinct enough to alter the communication event |
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| The attitudes, values, beliefs and customs that the majority of people in a society hold in common |
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| Groups of people living within a dominant culture but exhibiting communication that is sufficiently different to distinguish them form the dominant culture |
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| A classification of people based on combinations of shared characteristics such as nationality, geographic origin, language, religion , ancestral customs and tradition |
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| A system of beliefs shared by a group with objects for devotion, rituals for worship and a code of ethics |
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| An indicator of a person’s position in a social hierarchy, as determined by income, education, occupation and social habits |
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| Emphasizes personal rights and responsibilities, privacy, voicing one’s opinion, freedom, innovation and self expression |
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| Emphasizes community, collaboration, shared interest, harmony, the public good, and avoiding embarrassment |
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| Low uncertainty avoidance cultures |
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| Cultures characterized by greater acceptance of and less need to control, unpredictable people, relationships or events |
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| High uncertainty avoidance cultures |
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| Cultures characterized by a low tolerance for, and a high need to control, unpredictable people, relationships or events |
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| The cultural belief that inequalities in power, status, and rank are natural and that these differences should be acknowledged and accentuated |
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| The cultural belief that inequalities in power, status, and rank should be underplayed and muted |
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| A culture in which people are expected to adhere to traditional sex roles |
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| A culture in which people, regardless of sex, are expected to assume a variety of roles based on the circumstances and their own choices |
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| The belief that one’s own culture is superior to others |
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| A display of genuine and unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
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| A selfish interest in one’s own needs, to the exclusion of everything else |
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