COM110 Lesson 8 Key Terms Flashcards
A culture in which much of the information is left implied; it’s “understood” Much information is considered to be in the context or in the person rather than explicitly coded in the verbal message. Collectivist cultures are generally high context. Opposed to low-context culture.
High-context culture
The process by which your culture is modified or changed through contact with or exposure to another culture.
Acculturation
Communication that takes place between persons of different cultures or between persons who have different cultural beliefs values, or ways of behaving.
Intercultural communication
A culture in which most of the information in communication is explicitly stated in the verbal messages rather than being left implied or assumed to be “understood.” Low-context cultures are usually individualistic cultures. Opposed to high-context culture.
Low-context culture
The tendency to see others and their behavior through your own cultural filters, often as distortions on your own behaviors; the tendency to evaluate the values and beliefs of your own culture more positively than those of another culture.
Ethnocentrism
The values, beliefs, artifacts, and ways of communicating in a group of people.
Culture
A state of awareness in which you are conscious of the logical and rationality of your behaviors and of the logical connections existing among elements.
Mindfulness
The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to another
Enculturation
A culture in which the individual’s rather than the group’s goals and preferences are given greater importance. Opposed to collectivist culture.
Individualist culture
A culture in which the group’s goals are given greater importance than the individual’s and in which, for example, benevolence, tradition, and conformity are given special emphasis. Opposed to individualistic culture.
Collectivist culture
A culture that views men as assertive, oriented to material success, and strong; such a culture views women, on the other hand, as modest, focused on the quality of life, and tender. Masculine cultures emphasize success and so socialize their people to be assertive, ambitious, and competitive. Opposed to feminine culture.
Masculine culture
A culture that encourages both men and women to be modest, oriented to maintaining the quality of life, and tender. Feminine cultures emphasize the quality of life and so socialize their people to be modest and to emphasize closer interpersonal relationships. Opposed masculine culture.
Feminine culture
