Communication in a Multicultural Setting: Concepts

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two developments that ushered interconnectedness among countries in terms of economy and communication making people of different races and cultures move around and interact.

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Globalization and digital technology

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are necessary knowledge and skills to be able to embrace cultural diversity.

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cultural-difference awareness and effective communication

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is the process of interpreting and sharing meanings with individuals from different cultures.

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Intercultural information

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gives emphasis on the social attributes, thought patterns, and cultures of different groups of people.

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intercultural communication

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Interaction among members of the same racial, ethnic, or other co-culture groups

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Intracultural Communication

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Communication with/among individuals of different races

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Interracial Communication

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Interaction between persons representing different nation

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International Communication

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Communication with/among individuals ofdifferentethnic origins

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Interethnic Communication

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is defined as the system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that are acquired, shared, and used by its members during their daily living.

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Culture

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composed of members of the same general culture who differ in certain ethnic or sociological ways from the parent culture.

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co-cultures

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Co-culture members attempt to maintain their cultural identity while striving to establish relationships with members of the dominant culture – they may take on values and beliefs of the host culture and accommodate them in the public sphere while maintaining the parent culture in the private sphere.

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Accommodation

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Co-culture members attempt to fit in or join with members of the dominant culture – they give up their own ways in an effort to assume the modes of behavior of the dominant culture.

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Assimilation

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Co-culture members resist interacting with members of the dominant culture

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Separation

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referring to the acceptance of other cultural groups as equal in value as that of their own

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cultural relativism

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tendency to see their culture and its practices as superior compared to others is ________

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ethnocentrism

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reveals how people define themselves in their relationship with others

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Individualism vs. Collectivism

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reveals a culture’s communication style

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High Context vs. Low Context

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measures the extent to which individuals are willing to accept power differences

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High Power Distance vs. Low Power Distance

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reveals attitudes toward gender roles; the value placed by members on something, e.g. material possession

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Masculine vs. Feminine

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is the existence of a variety of cultural groups within a society. The diversity ranges from ethnicity, race, religion, language, values, traditions, beliefs, behaviors, rules of conduct, and others.

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Cultural Diversity

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is often used interchangeably with the concept of “multiculturalism.

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Culturally diverse

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This relates to communication styles usually evident in the way business people approach decision-making, problem-solving, negotiations, interactions within an organization, and socializing outside the workplace.

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Contextual Differences

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tend to be more direct and focus on results

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low-context cultures

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may be more indirect and emphasize building and protecting relationships.

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high-context

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refer to the level and style of speaking and writing appropriate for different situations.

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Registers

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are determined by social occasion, relationships, context, context, purpose, and audience.

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Registers

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The language does not change

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Frozen

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The language follows an accepted & prescribed format, e.g. business meetings, academic papers, lectures.

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Formal

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The language is less formal and the context involves one with specialized knowledge or an expert who is consulted or can give advice.

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Consultative

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The language is conversational – maybe informal with slang and contractions, e.g. chit-chat & text messages between friends.

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Casual

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The language is for private communication used between lovers or very close family and friends, e.g. inside pet names, inside jokes, terms of endearment.

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Intimate

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include vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, and even grammatical structure

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Language varieties

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