Communicating with Other Cultures Flashcards
a process of sharing
and conveying messages or information
from one person to another within and
across channels, contexts, media, and
cultures
Communication
refers to the cumulative deposit of
knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes,
meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time,
roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe,
and material objects and possessions acquired by
a group of people in the course of generations
through individual and group striving.
Culture
Refers to the shared set of beliefs, values,
customs, practices, traditions, behaviors, symbols,
and artifacts that characterize a group or
society.
Culture
2 classifications of culture
Material
Subjective
Refers to the physical objects, artifacts, and
tangible aspects of a culture that hold
significance and meaning within that culture.
Material culture
Refers to the shared, internalized, and
often subconscious ways in which
members of a society perceive and
interpret their social environment
Subjective culture
Elements of subjective culture
Beliefs
Attitudes
Norms
Roles
Task
Values
Refer to the convictions, ideas, and cognitive
understandings that people within a culture hold
to be true.
Beliefs
Refer to the predispositions, opinions, and
evaluations that individuals within a culture hold
toward various objects, ideas, people, or groups.
Attitude
ideas about behavior expected of members
of a group. In some cultures, called tight,
Norms
are
ideas about the correct behavior of people who
hold a position in a social group. For example,
foreman, father, aunt, or sister are roles.
Roles
Refer to the activities, responsibilities,
and goals that individuals and groups within a
culture engage in as part of their daily lives.
Tasks
Are the core beliefs and principles that are
deeply held by individuals and groups within a
culture.
Values
