1.1 CULTURAL INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIP
This means that communication is what one shares with people with people
Whom they are close to or their immediate cultural group. Even though there may be generation gap communications is still possible differences only manifest through body language which makes one unique. The values and characteristics of culture change over time.For example:
Communication between young people and elders used to be polite and respectful
But now with Eurocentric influence children has become assertive and they can
Speak their minds, this sometimes is interpreted as being rude especially in black
Communities.
The use of non verbal communication is often …show more content…
In the same breath the women in the rural areas could feel disadvantage because they have stay home and take care of children and wait for maintenance from their migrant husbands which never comes ,but again they are privileged because they have the pride and honour of bringing up the children and sustaining their homes.
2 CULTURAL SPACE
2.1 Description of cultural space Cultural space are the social and cultural context in which our identity forms, where we grow up and where we live, not physical homes and neighbourhood by the cultural Meanings created in these places (Martin, JN and Nakayama, TK :267).cultural spaces does not have to be specific area which have boarders, it could be a space you are communicating from .For example: a supervisor speaking to his subordinates and that is his cultural space.
2.2 Cultural identity and cultural space
Home is one of the places we remember from our cultural experiences .Verbal and non verbal communication can also reveal itself in cultural space. One has memories of the home we grew up .Identities do not usually come from where lived, as one could have ,as one could have unpleasant memories of that one is trying to …show more content…
A study conducted by a (GAO BE 1991) compared relationships between Chinese AND American young people, he found that they all expected openness ,involvement and shared non verbal meanings and relationship assessment. But there were variations where Americans emphasised the importance of physical attraction , passion and love and their counterparts stressed the importance of the connection to their families and rational connections.
3.2 Interpretive approach
The goal of this approach is to describe human behaviour. Qualitative type of research is used where field studies ,observations that include participants observations.
The researcher would interview the people who actually experienced the incidence
3.2.1strenghts and limitations
One of the limitations would be that the researcher is an outsider and he cannot accurately represent the communication of the community. Marginalised communities who have been studied bY outsiders have been characterised negatively
(Fred Jandt and Dolores Tanno 2001)
3.3 Critical approach
Critical approach believes in subjective as opposed to objective .It emphasises the study of the context in which the communication occurs “that is’ the