Chapter 2. Communicating In A Multicultural Society And World (recovered) 4d215p

Chapter 2 Study Guide Communicating in a Multicultural Society and World

Lessons of Chapter 2 Summary

● LO1: Explain the significance of intercultural communication in the global community ● LO2: Explain how and why U.S. society has evolved from a melting-pot philosophy to a philosophy of cultural pluralism ● LO3: Analyze various attitudes toward diversity ● LO4: Explain influences on cultural identity and the differences between cultures and co-cultures ● LO5: Illustrate the five main dimensions of cultural variability ● LO6: Explain how technology brings diversity into our lives ● LO7: Identify techniques to reduce the strangeness of strangers

What are the faces of many cultures? Speaking of Difference

● Globalization: Integrating multiple cultures ● Diversity: valuing differences ● Multiculturalism: respect of different cultures 1. Intercultural 2. Interracial 3. Interethnic 4. International 5. Intercultural

Culture:

A system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that are acquired, used & shared by .

Culture & Co-Cultures

● Knowledge and beliefs ● of the group 1. assimilation: trying to fit in

2. accommodation: maintain identity 3. separation:resist interaction

Dimension of culture in action

● Individualism vs. collectivism ● high context vs. low context ● High power distance vs. low power distance ● Monochromatic vs. polychromatic ● Masculine vs feminine

Culture & Its Co-Cultures Cultural identity is based on: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

gender age race ethnicity religion socioeconomics nationality generational identity

Co-Culture: A group of persons who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture.

What happened to the melting pot? Melting Pot Philosophy: View that different cultures should be assimilated into the dominant culture. Replaced By

Cultural Pluralism: Allowing cultures to maintain differences while coexisting in broader society.

How Technology Changed Our Lives Technology and Community ● the development of technology in today’s society is changing the traditional definition of community High Power Distance vs. Low Power Distance ● High Power Distance cultures ○ power viewed as a fact of life ○ Subordinates defer to superiors ● Low Power Distance cultures ○ Power should be used in legitimate situations ○ Subordinates contradict their bosses

Other Definitions Culturally Confused: Lacking an understanding of cultural difference.

Cultural Imperialism: The expansion of dominion of one culture over another culture.

Ethnocentrism: The tendency to see one’s own culture as superior to all others.

Cultural Relativism: The acceptance of other cultural groups as equal in value to one’s own.

Prejudice: A positive or negative prejudgment.

Digital Divide: The information gap.

Works Cited from: Communication Works Eleventh Edition, pages 23-41. Teri Kwal Gamble / Michael Gamble & Published By: The McGrawHill Companies ©2013