Chp 10 Flashcards
___ is apart of everything we think, do, feel, and believe. It is a system of ideas, values, beliefs, structures, and practices that is communicated by one generation to the next that sustains a particular way of life
Culture
Culture is not random, it is a coherent ___
System
Motivational , cognitive, and behavioral abilities to understand and adapt to a range of contexts, people, and patterns of interaction
Cultural intelligence or CQ
CQ consists of what 4 components
1) drive
2) knowledge
3) strategy
4) action
The extent to which members of a culture understand themselves as a part of and connected to their families, groups, and cultures
Individualism/collectivism
The extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and vagueness
Uncertainty avoidance
Refers to the size of the gap between people with High and low power and the extent to which that gap if regarded as normal
Power distance
Refers to the extent to which a culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominating others and nature
Masculinity/femininity
Refers to the extent to which members of a culture think about and long term (history and future) versus short term (present)
Long-term/short-term orientation
Name 5 dimensions of cultural variation
1) individualism/collectivism
2) uncertainty/avoidance
3) power distance
4) masculinity/ femininity
5) long term/ short term orientation
Culture evolves and changes over time
Dynamic
Name 4 primary sources of change in Cultural life
1) invention
2) democracy
3) diffusion
4) calamity
5) communication
The creation of tools, ideas, and practices
Inventions
This is influenced by laws, rights, and responsibility
Democracy
This involves borrowing from other cultures
Diffusion
This is adversity that brings about change in a culture
Calamity
Groups of ppl who live within a dominant culture, yet also are members of another group that is not dominant in that culture
Social communities
Indirect and undetailed communication favored in collectivist cultures
High context communication style
Direct, precise, and detailed communication favored in individualistic cultures
Low context communication style
Name 4 premises about culture
1) they are systems
2) they vary along five dimensions
3) they are dynamic
4) they may include multiple social communities
Collections of ppl that advocate and engage in hatred, aggression, or violence toward members of particular groups
Hate groups
The tendency to regard ourselves and our way of life as superior to other ppl and other ways of life
Ethnocentrism
The idea that cultures vary in how they think, act, and behave as well as in what they believe and value
Cultural relativism
This occurs when we attack the cultural practices of others or proclaim that our own cultural traditions are superior
Resistance
