Communication Barriers
Cultural Dimensions
Gender Dimensions
Generational Dimensions
Religious Dimensions
100
The belief that your culture is superior to others.
What is ethnocentrism?
100
Communication is clear, direct and explicit.
What is low-context culture?
100
This gender tends to focus more on feelings, relationships, and people.
What are females?
100
These people are associated with the generation where lots of babies were born.
What are baby boomers?
100
The majority of Canadians follow this religion.
What is Christianity?
200
The act of excluding people who are “different” from opportunities granted to others.
What is discrimination?
200
In these cultures, employees do not disagree or question their boss.
What is high power distance cultures?
200
This gender tends to view conflict as a way to gain status.
What are males?
200
We are categorized under this generational dimension.
What are Generational Yers, Nexters, Millenials, or the Net Generation?
200
The main religion in Saudi Arabia.
What is Islam?
300
The act of assuming all Irish people are alcoholics.
What is stereotyping?
300
Countries such as Sweden and Denmark.
What are feminine cultures?
300
This gender tends to talk more in private as a way to gain support.
What are females?
300
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs fall under this generational dimension.
What are Generation Xers or the X Generation?
300
A majority of this religion are non-practicing in Spain.
What are Catholics?
400
The practice of paying women less than their male counterparts.
What is discrimination?
400
These cultures put great emphasis on harmony.
What are collectivist cultures?
400
This gender tends to be the more detail-oriented one.
What are females?
400
These people lived through both World Wars and the Great Depression.
What are Traditionalists or Builder Generations?
400
Of the two countries mentioned in our example, this country does not have a strong faith in their dominant religion.
What is Spain?
500
The events of 9/11 led to this communication barrier (intolerance and negative behaviours such as hate crimes and death threats).
What is prejudice?
500
As previously mentioned, Kenya and Argentina fall under this type of cultural dimension.
What are polychronic cultures?
500
This gender tends to finish talking about one topic before moving on to the next.
What are males?
500
These people have high self-esteem and favour teamwork.
What are Generational Yers, Nexters, Millenials, or the Net Generation?
500
According to Stats Canada, 3.2% of Canadian practice this faith.
What is Islam?