Cross Cultural Competence Flashcards
Culture
Shared sets of traditions, beliefs and behaviors that are shaped by many factors
Domains of Culture
Universal categories of human interaction, beliefs, behavior, and meaning\values
Ethnocentrism
Tendency to negatively judge other cultures by the values and assumptions of your own culture
Cultural Relativism
Tendency to understand peoples beliefs and practices within the context of their cultural POV
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Cross Cultural Competence
Cross Cultural Competence
Ability to accurately comprehend and act across all cultures without having prior exposure
Holism
Idea that all aspects of culture are interconnected and integrated
Worldview
overall perspective from which a person sees and interprets the world
Paralanguage
Non-verbal feature of communication
High power distance culture
Authority Strong
Use rank
Low power distance culture
Treat subordinates with respect
don’t use rank
Macro-cultures
Mainstream or dominate values, beliefs and behaviors in a society
Micro-Culture
Sub-Cultures within the Macro-Cuklkture
What is the OODA Loop
Nature process one goes through when making decision
OODA Loop
Observe
Orient
Decide
Action
Family and Kinship
Covers cultural practices, structures, beliefs and values
Religion and Spirituality
How a culture relates to the supernatural
Learning and Knowledge
Means and methods for learning and distributing knowledge
Sex and Gender
Sexual difference between men and women and the roles they play
Economics and resources
The ways people allocate, produce, distribute and consume goods
Political and Social Relations
How people interact with eachother
Aesthetics and Recreation
People expression of beauty and style
Sustenance and Health
How humans feed themselves and treat their bodies
Technology and material
Material resource that cultures have access to or can produce