(Midterms) Intercultural Communication Flashcards

1
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Interaction between people whose culture are different from one another

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Intercultural communication

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2
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Sending messages across language and culture

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Intercultural communication

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3
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Composed of people, individuals living in a community

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Society

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4
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People in the same place that share common characteristics

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Community

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5
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Way of life of a group of people

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Culture

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6
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People that value personal rights and responsibilities

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Individualistic

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7
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Value self and personal achievement

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Individualistic

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8
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Form independent self-concept and base their self-esteem on individual accomplishments

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Individualistic people

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9
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Value community, collaboration, shared interests, harmony, the public good and avoid embarrassment

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Collectivist

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10
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Value the interest of the group and its harmony

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Collectivist

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Form interdependent self-concept and base their self-esteem on how well they work in a group

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Collectivist

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12
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Context used by speakers to convey most of the meaning

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Low-context

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13
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Context wher verbal messages are direct, specific and detailed

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Low-context

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14
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Low context countries

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  • US
  • Germany
  • Scandinavia
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15
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Context where the message if the speaker us understand from the context directly

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High-context

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16
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High-context countries

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  • American Indian
  • Latin America
  • Asian countries
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17
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Study of how the perception of time differs among countries

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Chronemics

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18
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Extent which people desire to predict what is the possible future

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Uncertainty avoidance

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19
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Extent on how members of a culture expect and accept that power that power will be equally or unequally shared

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Power distance

20
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People are expected to adhere to traditional gender roles and behaviors

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Masculinity

21
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People assume variety of roles regardless of sex

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Feminity

22
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Orientation that tends to value rewards every now and then

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Short term

23
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Emphasizes quick results, fulfill social obligations and finish efficiently

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Short term

24
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Short termed orientation countries

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  • US
  • Pakistan
  • Russia
25
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Value rewards that will be realized in the future

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Long term orientation

26
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Long term orientation countries

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  • China
  • Japan
27
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Commonly accepted standard of what is right or wrong

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Values

28
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Ones that members profess to hold

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Ideal values

29
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Ones that guide their actual behavior

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Real values

30
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Physiological discomfort when engaging in a new cultural situation

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Culture shock

31
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When values, beliefs, attitudes and norms are disrupted

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Culture shock

32
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4 stages of shock (by order)

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  1. Honeymoon
  2. Anxiety
  3. adjustment
  4. Acceptance
33
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Stage when you are still excited at a new cultural environment

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Honeymoon

34
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Stage where we immerse ourselves in nee environment

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Acceptance

35
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Learned system of norms held by majority groups of empowered people in society

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Dominant culture

36
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Hold important positions in society

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Dominant culture

37
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Have control of ideological apparatus

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Dominant culture

38
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Dictates what is in terms of race, ethnicity, sex and gender, etc

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Dominant culture

39
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Group of smaller number of people who hold common values, beliefs, attitudes and customs

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Co-culture

40
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Diverse, form women, people of color, LGBT community

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Co-culture

41
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Includes disabled people and very young and very old people

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Co-culture

42
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Posits that co-cultural groups must adjust and have preferred outcomes when ftf with dominant culture

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Mark Orbe

43
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3 preferred outcomes when ftf with dominant culture

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  • assimilation
  • accomodation
  • separation
44
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Altering linguistic and nonverbal patterns to conform to the dominant/co-culture depending on the topic and participants of a conversation

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Code switch

45
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Barriers to intercultural communication competence

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  • anxiety
  • assumed similarity/difference
  • ethnocentrism
  • stereotyping
  • incompatible communication codes
  • incompatible norms and values