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Culture in Interpersonal Communication

Culture in Interpersonal Communication. Unit 3. I. Culture = specialized lifestyle of a group of people including: values, beliefs, artifacts, behaviors and communication styles. A. Enculturation = process of learning the culture of your birth.

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Culture in Interpersonal Communication

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  1. Culture in Interpersonal Communication Unit 3

  2. I. Culture = specialized lifestyle of a group of people including: values, beliefs, artifacts, behaviors and communication styles.

  3. A. Enculturation = process of learning the culture of your birth

  4. B. Acculturation = process of learning a culture different from your native culture

  5. II. How Cultures Differ • Power • Masculine/Feminine • Individual/Collective • High/Low Context

  6. India Brazil A. Power Differences • 1. High Power Distance = power is in the hands of a few

  7. Denmark New Zealand 2. Low Power Distance = power is evenly distributed throughout the citizenry

  8. B. Masculine vs Feminine C. Individual vs. Collective Orientation 1. Individualistic = puts the individual first, over the group

  9. 2. Collectivist = promotes group values as most important

  10. D. High- & Low-Context Cultures • 1. High-Context = most information is the context or person rather than the verbal message collectivistic

  11. 2. Low-Context = most information is stated explicitly in the verbal message individualistic

  12. III. Theories of Culture & Communication • A. Language Relativity = theory that the language we speak influences our behaviors and our perceptions of the world

  13. B. Uncertainty Reduction = the more we reduce uncertainty, the greater comfort we feel

  14. C. Maximizing Outcomes = trying to gain the greatest rewards while paying the least costs

  15. D. Culture Shock = the psychological reaction you experience when you’re in a culture very different from your own.

  16. IV. Intercultural Communication • A. Nature of: • 1. All messages originate from a specific & unique cultural context

  17. Messages S S R R culture culture Fig. 3.1 2. You receive messages through the filters imposed by your cultural context

  18. B. Principles of Intercultural Communication • 1. prepare yourself • 2. recognize and face fears

  19. 3. recognize differences between yourself and the culturally different • 4. recognize differences among the culturally different group

  20. 5. recognize differences in meaning • 6. follow cultural rules and customs

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