Chapter 1
a pattern of learned and shared human behavior embodied in thought, speech and actions transmitted to succeeding generations through use of tools, language and abstract thought.
What is culture?
Helps create identities, assists in gathering information about other people, helps fulfill interpersonal needs, and allows you to influence other people.
What is communication?
The influence of globalization in recent years has had a major impact on.
What is traditional family structure?
Provides insight so, and help explain, national character.
What are historical events?
Culture's orientation toward God, humanity nature, the universe, life, death, sickness, and other philosophical issues concerning existence.
What is worldview?
Making interaction between people from different cultures increasingly common.
What is Communication Technology?
Learned, transmitted from generation to generation, based on symbols, and dynamic integrated system.
What is culture?
Cultures that have a view of the world that is rather different from that of cultures that value individualism. .
What are collective cultures?
Key element in developing a culture's values, goals expectations, and identity.
What is history?
Predominant element of culture from which one's worldview is derived.
What is religion?
Minorities represent what percent of the U.S. population.
What is 35 percent ?
One of the most important family patterns is the teaching of accepted.
What is gender role?
Sources of pride and inspiration for contemporary Muslims.
What are the historical achievements of Islim?
World's oldest known religion.
What is Hinduism?
Two major perspectives on ethnics.
What is Fundamentalism and Relativism?
The perception of the response to your message.
What is feedback?
The most important function of the family in any culture.
What is reproduction?
U.S. third largest trading partner.
What is Mexico?
Falling prey to perceptions about a culture which are oversimplified, overgeneralized, or overexaggerated.
What is stereotyping?
Focus on appropriate behavior in interpersonal interactions, both within your own culture and when you are in another culture.
What are ethnics?
Small packages of truth about people's values and beliefs.
What are Proverbs?
"Two-generation families"
What are nuclear families?
Resulted from Hindu-Muslim discord that began hundreds of years earlier.
What is 1947 Partition of India?
Fifth major religious tradition that can influence intercultural communication.
What is Buddhism?