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2 types of communication: verbal, non- verbal
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color-blind approach: NEED DEFININTION FROM CHPT 2
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communication: a symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed
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communication 2nd definition: is a symbolic process in which people share and negotitate meaning
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communication style: interaction for an intercultural couple in which both partners give up some part of their own cultural habits and beliefs to minimize cross-cultural differences
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context: the physical or social situation in which communication occurs
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culture: learned patterns of behavior and attitudes share by a group of people
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discrimination: behaviors resulting from stereotypes or prejudice that cuase some people to be denied equal participation or rights based on cultural group membership
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discrimination examples: race, color of skin, economic status, way one dresses, weight, age, gender
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embodied ethnocentrism: feeling comfortable and familiar in the spaces, behaviors, and actions of others in our own cultural surroundings
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ethnocentrism: an orientation toward one's own ethnic group; often a tendency to elevate one's own culture above others
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individualism: the tendency to emphasize individual identities, beliefs, needs, goals, and views rather than those of a group
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intercultural communication: the interaction between people from different cultural backgrounds
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long-term vs short-term orientation: NEED DEFINITION FROM CHAPTER 2
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masculinity/feminity value: a cultural variability dimension that concerns the degree of being feminie - valuing fluid gender roles, quality of life, service, relationships, and interdependence-and the degree of being masculine- emphasizing distinctive gender roles, ambition, materialism, and independence
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non-verbal communication: facial expression, gestures, posture, eye contact, clothing, ornamentation
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perceptions: the process by which we select, organize, and interpret external and internal stimiuli to create our view of the world
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power: a state of differential levels of societal and structural privilege
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power distance: a cultural variability dimenstion that concerns the extent to which people accept an unequal distribution of power
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prejudice: an attitude (usually negative) toward a cultural group based on little or no evidence
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stereotypes: widely held beliefs about a group of people
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uncertainty avoidance: a cultural variability dimenstion that concerns the extent to which uncertainty, ambiguity, and deviant ideas and behaviors are avoided
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values: a system for viewing certain ideas as more important than others
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verbal communication: language, grammar
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vocal style: par a language (tone, pitch, speed)
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worldview: underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and human behavior
