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Communications Ch. 9

Terms in this set (24)

Intercultural Communication
Interaction between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems differ enough to influence the communication event.
Majority-Minority Country
When there is no single racial or ethnic majority among a country's population.
Labeling
Describing individuals using names we believe categorize them.
Prejudice
Negative attitude toward a group based on little or no experience.
Discrimination
Overtly excluding, avoiding, or distancing oneself from another group.
Chauvinism
Believing oneself to be superior to others.
Ethnocentrism
Belief that one's own culture is the best.
In-Group
Those with whom one identifies.
Out-Group
A group seen as other than one's own.
Cultural Transformer
Someone who shifts effortlessly among and between multiple cultural mindsets and cultural identities.
Cultural Relativism
Belief that people vary in behaviors, feelings, traditions, and values depending on their culture.
Cultural Values
A culture's gauges for determining right from wrong.
Cultural Pluralism
Maintaining the practices and identities of one's bounded culture within the larger culture.
Assimilation
Identification with or integration into a different culture.
Melting Pot
Metaphorical image in which all cultures blend together into one harmonious whole.
Cultural Participation
Involving oneself in another culture.
Individualistic Versus Collective Cultures
Measure of a culture's commitment to the individual versus the group.
Power Distance
How people of a given culture manage status and hierarchy.
Uncertainty Avoidance
A culture's comfort with difference and ambiguity.
Masculinity/Femininity
Measure of a culture's commitment to gender roles and the characteristics that accompany them.
High- and Low-Context Cultures
Measure of the degree of communication-shaping information present in communication settings.
Role-Taking
Ability to put oneself in the position of others to better understand them.
Assumptions
Sets of information automatically interpreted as factual.
Intercultural Communication Competence
Degree of successful meaning making with communicators from different backgrounds.
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