Transcript Communication, Culture & Identity

Communication, Culture, and
Identity
CMN 125
Chapter Goals
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Recognize and Understand the
Complexity of Culture
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Identify Reasons for the Importance of
Intercultural Communication
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Explain the Obstacles to Achieving
Intercultural Effectiveness
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Employ Strategies to Improve Intercultural
Communication
Intercultural Communication
Defined
“...communication between and among
individuals and groups whose cultural
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backgrounds differ.”
Journal of Intercultural Communication
http://www.immi.se/intercultural/
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Culture is Learned
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Culture Creates Community
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Co-Cultures
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Culture Clash
Culture is Multileveled
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Defining Culture
Why Study Intercultural
Communication?
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Technological Imperative
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Demographic Imperative
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Economic Imperative
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Global Village
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Outsourcing
Why Study Intercultural
Communication?
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Peace Imperative
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Self-Awareness Imperative
Dimensions of Culture
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Individualism-Collectivism
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High Context Cultures
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Low Context Cultures
Dimensions of Culture
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Masculinity-Femininity
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Masculine Cultures
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Feminine Cultures
Dimensions of Culture
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Distribution of Power
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High Power Distance Cultures
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Caste Systems
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Low Power Distance Cultures
Dimensions of Culture
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Uncertainty Avoidance
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Ethnocentrism
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Stereotyping
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Anxiety and Uncertainty
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In-Group
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Out-Group
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Challenges to Intercultural
Communication
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Know Your Biases and Stereotypes
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Tolerate the Unknown
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Practice Cultural Respect
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Cultural Empathy
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Cultural Relativity
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Choices for Intercultural
Communication
Choices for Intercultural
Communication
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Educate Yourself
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Be Prepared for Consequences
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Relate to the Individual, Not the Culture
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Reevaluate and Eliminate Your Prejudices
Challenges to Intercultural
Communication
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Misinterpretation of Nonverbal and
Verbal Behaviors
Assumption of Similarity of Differences
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