Cross Cultural Communications

Culture

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any kind of idea, belief, technology, habit, or practice that is acquired through learning from others and relates to a particular group of individuals existing within some type of shared context

attempts to fit in and fully participate in host culture while still maintaining traditions from one's original culture

Attempts to fully participate in the host culture while making no effort to maintain one's own culture

Effects to maintain one's own heritage with no effort to participate in host culture (can be assumed or forced) Ex: Mennonites

Marginalization

· A complex process of relegating specific groups of people to a lower/outer edge of society (economically, politically, culturally, and socially) which denies them equal access. Ex: Women, individuals with disabilities, American Indians, Japanese during WW2, etc.

the moral stance or ideology which emphasizes the moral value of an individual (promotes one's individual goals and desires)

· a cultural element that exists as the reverse of individualism. Usually focuses on community, society, or national interests (stresses priority of group goals over individual goals).

Refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone structure, skin, hair, and eye color

Ethnicity refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language. Can refer to same descent and heritage who share a common and distinctive culture passed through generations

The belief in superiority of one's own ethnic group. Often seemed as the "My way or the highway" attitude