Culture & Communication
This is the foundation of all human contact.
What is communication?
This communication style states intentions and ideas openly.
What is direct communication?
This theory explains how people form in-groups and out-groups.
What is Social Identity Theory?
Perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and doing this.
What is interpreting information?
This term refers to technology reducing distance and isolation.
What is the Global Village?
Culture is defined as a system of these shared elements.
What are shared meanings, beliefs, values, norms, and practices?
This style uses rich, expressive, and detailed speech.
What is elaborate communication?
This concept describes someone stuck between two cultures.
What is the Marginal Man?
This helps test assumptions by seeking clarification.
What is perception checking?
The term “intercultural” refers to communication between these.
What are two or more cultures?
This formula suggests that meaning is co-created through cultural and linguistic systems.
What is “Culture + Language = Shared Reality”?
This style is goal-oriented and task-focused.
What is instrumental communication?
This theory focuses on how individuals manage identity and meaning in interaction.
What is Identity Negotiation Theory?
Culture influences perception by shaping this.
What is how individuals assign meaning to experiences?
The Foreign Service Institute (1946) was created for this purpose.
What is developing foreign language skills and cultural awareness?
Cultures that prefer rules and predictability score high in this.
What is Uncertainty Avoidance?
This type of communication relies on shared background and situational cues.
What is high-context communication?
One reason subcultures matter is because they provide this.
What is belonging and identity?
Understanding perception and categorization helps individuals do this.
What is recognizing bias and improving the interpretation of others?
This is NOT a contributor to cultural diversity.
What are genetic differences among people?
Kluckhohn & Strodtbeck asked this question about relationships.
What is the ideal relationship between the individual and society?
Misunderstanding often occurs between these two opposite styles.
What are direct vs. indirect OR elaborate vs. succinct styles?
This concept refers to grouping people based on identity characteristics.
What is social categorization?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This concept, introduced by George Simmel, describes someone who is part of a system but not fully attached to it.
What is the Stranger?
Individualism vs. Collectivism focuses on whether identity is based on this.
What is self or group membership?