Lesson 1 Flashcards
Cultures vary in their underlying
patterns of values and attitudes.
The way people think about such
matters as achievement, wealth and
material gain and risk and change
may influence how they approach
work and their influence with
organization.
Dimensions of Culture
HOSFTEDES DIMENSIONS
OF CULTURE
Power Distance
Masculinity / Femininity
Individualism
Uncertainty Avoidance
Time Orientation
Indulgence
beliefs about the appropriate distribution of power in
society.
Power Distance
can be defined as a
preference for a loosely-knit social
framework in which individuals are
expected to take care of only
themselves and their immediate
families.
Individualism
dimension
represents a preference in society for
achievement, heroism, assertiveness
and material rewards for success.
Masculine
stands for a preference for
cooperation, modesty, caring for the
weak and quality of life.
Femininity
dimension expresses the degree to
which the members of a society feel
uncomfortable with uncertainty and
ambiguity.
Uncertainty Avoidance
This dimension defined as the extent to which people try to control their desires and impulses,based in the way they were raised.
Indulgence
Characteristics of Culture
Culture is learned
Culture is shared.
Culture is based on symbols
Culture is integrated.
Culture is dynamic.
This simply means that cultures interact and change
Culture is dynamic
This is known as holism, or the various parts of a culture
being interconnected. All aspects of a culture are related to one another and to truly
understand a culture, one must learn about all of its parts, not only a few.
Culture is integrated
A symbol is something that stands for something
else. They only have meaning when
people in a culture agree on their use. Language, money and art are all symbols.
Language is the most important symbolic component of culture.
Culture is based on symbols
we share culture with other members of our group,
we are able to act in socially appropriate ways as well as predict how others will act.
Despite the shared nature of culture, that doesn’t mean that culture is homogenous
(the same).
Culture is shared
It is not biological; we do not inherit it. Much of learning
culture is unconscious. We learn culture from families, peers, institutions, and
media. The process of learning culture is known as enculturation.
Culture is learned.
It is communication between people with differing cultural identities. It is
through intercultural communication that we come to create, understand, and transform culture and
identity
Intercultural communication
four ethical principles of communication are?
1.Advocate Truthfulness, accuracy, honesty, and reason as essential to the integrity of
communication
2.Freedom of expression, diversity of perspective, and tolerance of dissent to achieve the
informed and responsible decision-making fundamental to a civil society.
3.Condemn communication that degrades individuals and humanity through distortion,
intimidation, coercion, and violence and through the expression of intolerance and hatred.
4.Accept responsibility for the short-and-long term consequences of our own communication and
expect the same of others.
is what you do when you talk to someone from a different culture
Intercultural communication
What are the two types of intercultural communication?
effectively and appropriately
intercultural communication is effective when it allows
you to achieve a goal you care about. This is the first part of intercultural communication
competence.
Effective Intercultural Communication
