Cross Cultural Comm Final

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abstractive thought

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associated with western culture. linear thoughts

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associative thoughtq

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associated with non-western cultures and african americans. circular and poetic thoughts

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enculturation

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the process of acquiring ones own culture

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acculturation

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the process of learning a new culture

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action chain

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exist within every culture; are steps in social circumstances (shaking hands) vary from culture to culture and if one step is messed up, the whole process is confused

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factual-inductive

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westen cultures. find relevant facts and present WEAVER. them in an organized manner which proves your argument. pertains to lawyers and scientists

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affective-intuitive

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non-western cultures. all facts are relevant and are presented in a circular manner. pertains to artists and poets

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agentic state

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MCCARTHY. a social orientation in which the authority dominates one's psyche. in countries, blindly following our leaders who we assume know best without challenge.

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acculturation

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learning another's culture

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enculturation

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learning one's own culture

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assimilation

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when a new culture learns to accept you as one of their own

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associative

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speech and thought which is poetic and comfortable associated with rural non-western cultures

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abstractive

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speech and thought patterns which are linear and scientific. associated with urban and western cultures

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ascribed roles

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social standing comes from parents' societal status. defined class statuses. usually in small, rural, or associative societies

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basic cybernetics model of communication

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sender - encoder - media - decoder - reciever ----- feedback

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primitive/central beliefs

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SINGER. come with us from early age and are usually completely subconscious and unquestioned

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intermediate beliefs

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SINGER. beleifs based on beliefs of some authority. ex: catholic church or FRD

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peripheral beliefs

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SINGER. beliefs derived from intermediate beliefs - like birth control or the New Deal

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SInger

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communication (cicrular, linear), beliefs values behavior

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Being culture

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WEAVER and KOCHMAN. non-western culture. when asked to describe themselves, will describe family, nature, beliefs

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Doing culture

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WEAVER and KOCHMAN. western cultures. when asked to describe oneself, will describe job

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proxemics

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how near to a person/how physical with a person you are based on your culture.

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chronemics

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your perception of time based on your culture

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ethnocentrism

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tendency to judge people based on one's own cultural experience

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attribution

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WEAVER

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cognitive dissonance

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JARVIS. when your actions don't correspond with your beliefs - you try to justify them by changing your beliefs

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contrast culture continuum

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ABSTRACTIVE - swiss german - american - greek - latin - arab ASSOCIATIVE

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cross cultural comm

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comparing and contrastic cultures

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intercultural comm

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broadest definition. any messages sent between people of different cultures

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intracultural comm

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messages sent between people of the same culture

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international comm

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messages sent between nations, their representatives or organizations,

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interpersonal comm

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face to face communication

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mass communication

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telecommunication

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gesellschaft

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TONNIES. civilization. heterogenous, urban society, manufactured social conventions. individual relationships. freedom. complex economies.

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gemeinschaft

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TONNIES. folk culture. homogeneous, rural society, organic creation of social order. ascribed roles/status

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Global nomads/TKCs

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JORDAN, KILLHAM. good: superior diplomacy, linguistic ability, patience, sophistication. bad: relationship insecurity, unresolved grief, don't have a true cultural anchor.

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guanxi

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CORDELL HART. chinese concept that relationships are essential (as opposed to individualistic western society). chinese avoid relationships with strangers and develop strong bonds between quanxi. mutually beneficial relationship. obligation. networking is emphasized but never openly discussed.

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human culture

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associative. gives a sense of wholeness and belinging but also rejects the outsider

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humane culture

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abstractive. is less personal but also includes outsiders.

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wasta

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SOLOMON. third party intermediary in arguments. in arab cultures

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achieved status

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(versus ascribed). based one ones own accomplishments and unrelatted to family economic/social status.

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extentions

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HALL created by humans to extend their abilities. (ex computers, binoculars, wheels...)

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extension transference

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HALL humans become dependent on their extensions and fail to develop other important skills

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u-curve of adjustment

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honeymoon stage - rejection stage (loss of social cues - blame and stereotype the culture as a whole) - upward slope (acculturation)

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structural pluralism

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minority group accomodates the dominant group within organizations and the social order. but dominant culture doen't work with minority culture on personal level.

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cultural pluralism

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dominant culture tries to integrate the minority cultures culturally