Lesson 2 Flashcards
God expects cross-cultural communicators of Christ to…
work hard
Most people do not change easily or quickly. However, _____ do change.
attitudes
ethnocentrism definition
a form of opposition to change that causes a person or a people to practice willful cultural isolation
one’s failure to take part in practices of strange cultures because he believes his culture is superior to the cultures of others
examples of ethnocentric behavior
being unwilling to learn the local language, to use the local health facilities, to eat local food, to live in local type housing
The ethnocentric person is ….
1
reluctant to accept but glad to participate in strange cultures
2
glad to accept but reluctant to participate in strange cultures
3
reluctant to accept or participate in strange cultures
4
glad to accept and participate in strange cultures
3
2 underlying reasons for ethnocentrism:
one’s deep long-standing CONDITION that rejects cultural change
and
one’s ATTITUDE to avoid the hard mental work that is necessary to participate in a foreign culture
cultural encapsulation definition
our individual cultures completely enclose us
Would most people admit to being ethnocentric?
most of us are ethnocentric and do not know it, or if we do, we do not want to admit it
The things that make us aware of our own cultural encapsulation include…
1
the direction and thoughts of our own conscience
2
attitudes and actions of other people regarding us
3
the thoughts and ideas that are formed in our minds as we talk to others
4
our actions and attitudes towards others
2
We are encapsulated by our culture, and we…
1
are not much aware of how it happened
2
have considerable awareness of how it happened
3
are almost completely aware of how it happened
4
have complete awareness of how it happened
1
some practices through which people make others aware of their cultural encapsulation
speech accents, time of arrival, food preferences, how they speak
Cultural encapsulation is seen in the strong feelings most people have toward… (2 things)
food and religious expression
2 culturally encapsulating attitudes that hinder effective cross-cultural communication
the attitude that one’s food is superior to other food
and
that one’s ways to express religion are the only ways God accepts
Circle the letter before each TRUE statement.
1
rigid attitudes about food and worship help cross-cultural communication
2
this subsection centers on theologically minor items
3
cultural barriers are entirely irrelevant to communication barriers
4
many categories of attitudes are found in human ideas of culture
2, 4
some practices that could qualify as layers of encapsulation
marriage customs, use of personal space, attitudes about education, importance of work, life and death customs
