Com380 Final Exam: Intercultural Communication

Front 1

Intercultural Communication

Back 1

Communication between individuals or groups from different co-cultures that exist within the same cultures.

Hint 1

The growth of international business, transnational telecommunication, and government/military work promoted this type of research.

Front 2

Hofstede's Cultural Dialectics Theory. First Dialectic.

Back 2

1) High Power Distance vs. Low Power Distance.

Hint 2

High Power Distance: Cultures view power as a fact of life and emphasize its coercive nature.

Low Power Distance: Cultures believe power should be used only when legitimate, it's useful for employees to question bosses, citizens to question government, etc...

Front 3

Hofstede's Cultural Dialectics Theory. Second Dialectic.

Back 3

2) Individualistic vs. Collectivist

Hint 3

Individualistic: Regards each person as distinct.

Collectivist: Regards people as connected to one another. Group oriented.

Front 4

Hofstede's Cultural Dialectics Theory. Third Dialectic.

Back 4

3) Low Context vs High Context

Hint 4

Low Context: Behaviors and beliefs need to be spelled out explicitly so newcomers know how to behave.

High Context: Since people have had a close connection over years, behaviors and beliefs don't need to be made explicitly known.

Front 5

Hofstede's Cultural Dialectics Theory. Fourth Dialectic.

Back 5

4) Masculine vs. Feminine

Hint 5

Masculine: Aggressiveness, ambition, and competition are emphasized and valued. Material success is seen as important.

Feminine: Involves a lot of compromise and is more communal. Relationships are emphasized and modesty is important.

Front 6

Ting-Toomey's Face Negotiation Theory

Back 6

Each culture has its type of face maintenance, which determines its type of conflict management.

Hint 6

Involves efforts to prevent events that impair their public image or cause the some sort of vulnerability.

Front 7

Findings regarding the relationships between Individualistic/Collectivist and Masculine/Feminine in terms of Face Negotiation.

Back 7

States that the more Individualistic cultures often display masculine qualities and that collectivist cultures often display feminine qualities.

Hint 7

Also states that the individualistic/masculine cultures also display competitive qualities. However, the collectivist/feminist cultures do not necessarily display harmonious qualities.