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Test Ch. 1-4 Flashcards

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Why does Edward Hall say studying culture is important?

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The best reason for a person to study culture is because he/she can learn something about himself/herself….it forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you

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6 imperatives to study culture:

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  1. Peace - learn more about different groups of people -more understanding less conflict
  2. Economic - global economy - globalization
  3. Technological - world is a click away/marketing is in language of target audience/beware “digital divide”
  4. Demographic - world is changing/increase in multicultural people/ melting pot, diverse, changing
  5. Self-Awareness - we study others to learn about ourselves
  6. Ethical - universalist-what most of the world thinks about an issue (general like murder, treason, theft, etc.) // relativist- only ethics can be judged within that particular culture
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a way of life defined by a group of people

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culture

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100% DNA, not controlled, determines pigmentation, hair, etc.

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race

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what country you are from

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nationality

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self-identification, subjective, YOU choose

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ethnicity

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a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular person or group of people//can be positive or negative

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stereotype

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Define culture:

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Learned patterns of perception, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people that is also dynamic and heterogeneous

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6 characteristics of culture:

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  1. Learned through the process of socialization
  2. Involves perception and values
  3. Involves feelings
  4. Shared—family, race, gender, etc.
  5. Expresses as behavior
  6. Dynamic and Heterogeneous
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Define communication:

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A symbolic process whereby meaning is shared and negotiated

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6 characteristics of communication:

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  1. Symbolic
  2. A process involving people, a message, a channel through which the message is communicated, and a context
  3. Involves sharing and negotiating meaning
  4. Dynamic, on-going, changing
  5. Does not have to be intentional
  6. Receiver-oriented
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A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world

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World view

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What is a cultural identity?

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Usually hidden from the mainstream but they have the most influence on intercultural interaction

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List some cultural values:

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  1. Power distance - individuals accept that power is distributed unequally
  2. Masculinity/femininity
  3. Uncertainty/Avoidance - for/against structure/ less-structure vs more-structure
  4. Long-term/Short-term - orientation short-quick results, long- patient
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What role does context play in communication?

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A physical/social setting, political- reactions to political issues, protests debates
historical

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What are 4 things you can do to be an “ethical student of culture”?

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  1. Practice self-reflexivity
  2. Learn about others
  3. Listen to the voices of others
  4. Develop a sense of social justice
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What are the 4 barriers to intercultural communication:

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  1. Ethnocentrism- belief that one’s cultural is superior to others
  2. Stereotypes- generalization of a group of people
  3. Prejudice-subconsciously trying to raise yourself up (tokenism, color-blind, arms-length)
  4. Discrimination
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Give example of stereotypes of several cultural groups including your own:

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  1. Woman-bad at sports, obsessed with having a boyfriend, loves pink
  2. White people-red neck, have no rhythm, can’t jump or dance, no “soul” as in music
  3. Black people-loves watermelon, fried chicken, kool aid, only listen to rap, good at basketball/sports in general, can jump
  4. Asian- smart, good at math, eat rice all the time, like anime
  5. Hispanic- loud, dirty, family oriented, work outside, women are maids
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Why is history “an important element in the experience of intercultural communication”?

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Telling stories is fundamental to the human experience, however, there is a strong cultural element that encourages us to forget history.

20
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Recognize several histories which provide the contexts in which we communicate:

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  • political
  • intellectual
  • social
  • family
  • national
  • cultural group
21
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What is “identity”?

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Our self concept, who we think we are as a person

22
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Characteristics of identity:

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  1. Created and revealed through communication
  2. Creates in spurts, not a smooth, orderly process
  3. Multiple
  4. Influenced by society
  5. Dynamic, always changing
  6. Developed in different ways in different cultures
23
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Recognize social and cultural identities:

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  • gender
  • sexual
  • age
  • racial/ethnic
  • physical ability
  • religious
  • class
  • national
  • regional
  • personal

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