Defining Intercultural Communication
Interactions between people from different cultural backgrounds
What is Intercultural Communication
A unique combination of traditions and customs that is transmitted through learning and that shapes the beliefs and behavior of the people who live with them
What is Culture
Generalizing all individuals in a group from the characteristics of a few
What is Stereotype
Cultures that value individual freedom, choice, uniqueness, and independence
What is Individualistic Culture
Being self-aware and learning from interactions with the intent of improving future interactions
What is Reflexivity
Christianity, English, and democracy being the most prominent in the United States is an example of this.
What is Culture
These religious people were one of the first groups to utilize intercultural communication
Who are Missionaries
The following is an example of what mindset: The attitude that everyone in the world should speak English and the related idea that people in the U.S. should not have to learn languages other than english
What is Ethnocentrism
This culture values collaboration, social norms, and duties over person opinion
What is Collective Culture
An honest assessment of your communication style, beliefs, and prejudices
What is a Self-Assessment
Biological characteristics are considered an Ethnic Group
What is False
Advancements in this field have made intercultural communication easier than ever.
What is Technology
True or False:
We don’t use our own culture as the measure that others are expected to meet.
What is False
This type of culture is typically not a democracy and has more rules when accepting outsiders.
What is Uncertainty-Rejecting
True or False?
Code sensitivity can help you improve your intercultural and co-cultural communication.
What is True
Mya is 18 years old and deaf what category group would she be a part of?
What is Co-Cultural Groups
How often does the average person use intercultural communication
What is Daily
True or False?
Cultural relativism involves viewing other cultures as objectively as possible, without judgment.
What is True
Jeff was talking to an old friend and missed a meeting. He did not think it was a big deal, but Bob was angry at him for being late. Which person is most likely from a P-time culture?
Who is Jeff
How is Jessica improving her intercultural communication by saying “What time do you mean when you say “I’m coming over tomorrow”?”
What is Using and Encouraging Descriptive Feedback
In the United States white educated males usually in managerial and professional settings are an example of what.
What is Dominant Culture
When we export and import goods from other countries, we are practicing this type of communication.
What is Intercultural Communication
A negative attitude toward a group of people just because they belong to that group.
What is Prejudice
Two children openly discuss house rules with their parents. They are part of this culture:
What is Explicit Culture
Conflicting beliefs about acceptable roles for women or behavior of children are an example of this type of conflict:
What are Major Conflicts