Intercultural communication Flashcards
What is intercultural communication?
-pertains to communication
among people from different
nationalities.
DENIAL
– the individual does not recognize culture
differences
DEFENSE
– starts to recognize culture differences
and is intimidated by them resulting in either a superior view on own culture or an unjustified high regard for the new one.
MINIMIZATION
– they bank more on the
universality of ideas
rather than on cultural
differences.
ACCEPTANCE
-appreciate important cultural
differences in behavior and eventually in values.
ADAPTATION
very open to world views when accepting
new perspectives.
INTEGRATION
go beyond their own cultures and see themselves and their actions based on multifarious cultural viewpoints.