chapter 3 - intercultural comms lecs Flashcards

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the system of shared values, beliefs, norms, and attitudes that guide what is considered appropriate among an identifiable group of people

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culture

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commonly accepted standards of what is considered right and wrong, good and evil, fair and unfair, and so on

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values

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3
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values members profess to uphold

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ideal values

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4
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values that guide members acutal behavior

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real values

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5
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the interactions that occur between people of different cultures

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intercultural communication

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6
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psychological discomfort one feels when engaging in a new cultural situation

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culture shock

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7
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the learned system of norms held by the majority group of empowered people in a society

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dominant culture

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a group comprised of a smaller number of people who hold common values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs that differ from those of the dominant culture

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co-culture

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9
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altering one’s linguistic and nonverbal patterns to conform tot the dominant of co-culture depending on the topic and participants involved

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code switch

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part of the self-concept that is based on how closely one associates with the dominant culture and various co-cultures

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cultural identity

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11
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a shared cultlural identity

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ethnicity

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12
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language of one’s ethnic language

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native (or first) language

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13
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biologically determined physical traits

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sex

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14
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learned roels and communciation patterns deemed appropriate for males and females

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gender

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a belief system with a set of rituals and ethical standards based on a common perception of what is sacred or holy

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relgion

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16
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the position of a person or family in the power hierarchy of a society basedon income, education, and occupation

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socioeconomic status

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any physical, emotional, mental, or cognitive impairment that impacts how a person functions in society

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disability

18
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value personal rights and responsiblities, privacy, freedom, innovation, and self-expression

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individualistic cultures

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value commuynity, collaboration, shared interests, harmony, the public good, and avoiding embarassment

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collectivist cultures

20
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people rely mainly on words to convey meaning

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low-context culture

21
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speaker’s message is understood mainly based on context

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high-context cultures

22
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perception of time

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chronemics

23
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view time as a series of small units that occur sequentially

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monochronic cultures

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view time as a continuous flow

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polychronic cultures

25
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the extenct to which people desire to predict what isgoing to happen

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uncertainty avoidancet

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end to have a high tolerance for uncertainty

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low uncertanty-avoidance culures

27
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tend to have a low tolerance for uncertainty

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high uncertainty-avoidance cultures

28
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degree to which power is equally or unequally distributed

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power distance

29
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accept uneqal power distriubution is accpeted

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high power distnace

30
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prefer power to be equally distributed

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low power-distance cultures

31
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adhere to traditional gender roles and behaviors

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masucline cultureme

32
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people assume avariety of roles regardless of sex

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feminine culture

33
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value rewards in the here and now

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short-term orientation

34
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value rewards that will be realized in the future

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long-term orientation

35
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empaathizing with and adapting communication patterns based on cultural differences

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cross-cultural adaptation

36
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the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others

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ethnocentrismc

37
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ptention barriers to intercultural communciation compeetcne

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anxiety
asumed simillartiy or difference
ethnocentrism
stereotyping

38
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learning about a culture or group by watching members interact

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nonparticipant observation

39
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learning about a culture or gorlup by actively participating in it

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particpant observation

40
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a display of genuine unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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altruism

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