Chapter 2 Flashcards
In-groups
Describe groups with which we identify
Culture
The language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn.
Out-groups
Groups we label as different
Social Identity
Part of the self-concept that is based on groups
Co-culture
The perception of membership in a group that is part of an encompassing culture
Intercultural Communication
The process that occurs when members of of two or more cultures or co-cultures exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by their different cultural perceptions and symbol systems, both verbal and non-verbal
Salience
Describes how much weight we attach to a particular person or phenomenon
Low context culture
Uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible
America
High-context culture
Relies heavily on subtle, often nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony
Individualistic Culture
Primary responsibility is to help themselves
Collectivistic Cultures
Feel loyalties and obligations to an in-group
Power distance
The degree to which members of a society accept an unequal distribution of power.
Uncertainty Avoidance
Reflect the degree to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous situations and how much they try to avoid them
Achievement culture
Societies that place a high value on material success and a focus on the task at hand
Nurturing culture
Descriptive term for cultures that regard the support of relationships as an especially important goal
Ethnocentrism
An attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others
Prejudice
Unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group
Richness
The abundance of nonverbal cues that add to the clarity of verbal messages
Synchronous communication
Two-way and occurs in real time
In person and phone
Asynchronous communication
When there’s a time gap between when a message is sent and when its received
Text, email, mail
Disinhibition
Tendency to transmit messages without considering their consequences
