Low Context Cultural Conflict

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The major differences between the two types of context cultural conflicts is the realm in which they exist. High Context Cultural conflict place a heavy significance on the group. If one is a deviant it is because they did not meet the group’s expectations, not personal expectations set by the superior. Noting, that there is a cultural standard carried out by the group and sustained by the group. The Low Context Culture conflict exists because the superior or higher power does not approve of the deviant’s behavior based on individual ranks. There is no other standard set by the culture in which everyone also holds themselves to. Each person’s expectations are individually created and met, versus a communal standard of dependence within the

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