5. Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Aspects of Intercultural communication

Answer 1

1) Cultural Identity
2) Gender role
3) Age Identity
4) Social Status
5) Religion

Question 2

a social construct and is not synonymous to sex, which refers to the anatomical differences between male and female.

Answer 2

Gender

Question 3

are learned and taught by culture.

Answer 3

Gender roles

Question 4

reflects the social roles of men and women.

Answer 4

A culture’s language

Question 5

This refers not only to their biological age but it is also about how they think and feel about themselves as they age. It influences one’s self- image, language use, personality, attitude and communication with others.

Answer 5

Age Identity

Question 6

determined and assigned according to income, titles, possessions, etc. Social classes in other cultures also differ from one another.

Answer 6

Social Status

Question 7

Religion is defined by Geertz, an anthropologist, as

Answer 7

(1) a system which acts to
(2) establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by
(3) formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and
(4) clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that
(5) the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.”

Question 8

is when someone sees themselves as a member of a religious group and may be active or inactive in practicing their rituals and customs.

Answer 8

Religious identity

Question 9

plays a big part in the lifestyle of a person and seen as sacred and important.

Answer 9

Religion

Question 10

Problems in intercultural communication

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1. Ethnocentrism
2. Stereotyping
3. Prejudice

Question 11

is the term applied to ethnic bias. This term comes from the word “ethnos” meaning nation and the word “center”. This is the conscious or unconscious worldview coming from a person’s own perspective which establishes an archetype or rating of other groups in reference to the ideal of his or her own group.

Answer 11

Ethnocentrism

Question 12

is the generalization “made about a group of people underestimating their culture”

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Stereotyping

Question 13

is when one has a negative preconceived notion, feeling, or attitude against a cultural group.

Answer 13

Prejudice

Question 14

How to avoid intercultural miscommunication?

Answer 14

1. Delay attributing meaning
2. Develop awareness of your non-verbal communication
3. Check whether non-verbal messages correspond to verbal messages.

Question 15

Avoid interpreting non- verbal signals made by a person from another culture until you have read and studied their culture adequately.

Answer 15

Delay attributing meaning

Question 16

Be mindful of how you use your face, gestures, body language, and voice when communicating.

Answer 16

Develop awareness of your non-verbal communication

Question 17

Paying attention and being very mindful of how a person speaks or reacts can give you clues if you really are communicating with each other.

Answer 17

Check whether non-verbal messages correspond to verbal messages.