Relational Attraction
We tend to like people who look appealing.
Physical attraction
The four acculturation strategies proposed by Berry.
Assimilation, integration, separation, and marginalization
This type of conflict is distinct by it's use of armed forces.
High-intensity conflict
Metaphor describing coexistence of cultures maintaining identity.
Garden salad
Dimension dealing with comfort with ambiguity.
Uncertainty avoidance
We are attracted to people we encounter frequently.
Proximity
Stress tied to adapting to a new culture
Acculturative stress (aka culture shock)
A process through which managers facilitate the construction and maintenance of a positive work environment, where differences among employees are valued and exercised to their greatest positive potential.
Diversity management
Making cultures uniform through blending.
Homogenization
Dimension dealing with strict vs. loose control.
Indulgence vs. restraint
We are drawn to people we see as similar to ourselves.
Similarity
When a person keeps their culture AND interacts with others.
Integration
Recently activated media information influences judgments.
Priming
Combining cultural elements into a new form.
Cultural hybridization
Intercultural friendship is characterized by
Differences in between individuals’ culture
Being attracted to someone because they complement traits we lack.
Complementarity
When someone drops their culture and adopts the dominant one.
Assimilation
Theory stating media can directly inject messages into passive audiences.
Magic Bullet (Needle) Theory
Increasing global interconnectedness.
Globalization
Generalized knowledge structures guiding behavior.
Schema
This paradigm states we like people who validate our worldview.
The similarity attraction paradigm
The process of adopting ideas from another culture.
Cultural diffusion
This theory says that media’s consistent messages shape long-term worldviews.
Cultivation Theory
Fear of one culture dominating another.
Cultural hegemony
A society’s tolerance towards diversity and acceptance of equal societal participation
Attitudinal multiculturalism