Chapter 1 pt. 1
What has played a very important part in increasing diversity in the U.S
Sports
Principles of conduct that help govern behaviors of individuals and groups.
What is Ethics?
The study of how people use personal space to communicate
Proxemics
There are six of these in intercultural communication
Dialectics
Professor of this COM 263 course
Dr. Brown
A tendency to think our own culture is superior to other cultures
Ethnocentrism
Being aware of one's cultural limitations and taking an "other" oriented approach in intercultural encounters.
What is cultural humility?
What is another word for the social science approach?
Functionalist
An identity that is a mixture of different cultural identities and cultural traditions
Hybrid Identity
Who won the Revolutionary War?
Racial Diversity is increasing in the U.S workforce but also what other types
Racial and Gender
What did, "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translate to in China?
"Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave"
Identify some differences between individualistic and collectivist values.
Individualistic: emphasize direct communication and self-communication
Collectivist: focuses on the goals, needs, and views of the group rather than one's own
The ethical code when studying groups of people
Show respect for people, present yourself face-to-face, look/listen then speak, share/host people, and do not flaunt your knowledge
How long did Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler date for before breaking up?
9 years
In what ways can diversity expand our conceptions of what is possible
Linguistically, politically and socially
A term coined by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960's that refers to a world in which communication technology unites people in remote parts of the world.
What is global village?
Goals of the interpretive approach.
1) human experience is subjective
2) human behavior is creative rather than determined or easily predicted
3) culture is created and maintained through communication
Integrates three approaches and recognizes they are interconnected and can be contradictory
Dialectic Approach
Kobe Bryant won how many NBA Championships?
5
What is the second source of demographic change
immigration patterns
1) Information about people/cultures
2) Contact with people who are different from us
3) Contact with people who are similar
4) Identity, Culture, & Technology
5)?
5) Differential access to communication technology
Difference between etic and emic.
Etic refers to the universal generalizations from a distance while emic is understanding communication patterns from inside a particular cultural community
Political and social structures that influence communication
Macrocontexts
Last state to be admitted in the U.S.
Hawaii