Paper

For this assignment, you will explore the relationship between culture and communication. In her definition of culture, Bevan (2020) states it is the collective set of customs, values, beliefs, and norms of a group of people. In this paper, you will explore how culture creates customs of verbal and nonverbal communication and then explore two other themes covered in Bevan. Ultimately, you will discuss how paying attention to culture can help us improve as communicators.

In your paper,

Explain two points detailing why it is so important to be aware of culture when thinking about communication, utilizing Bevan.

Explain how culture shapes verbal and nonverbal communication, utilizing Bevan.

Describe the relationship between culture and two other themes that are central to culture from this list, utilizing Bevan:

Gender(Chapters 2 and 3)

High versus low context cultures (Chapter 3)

Dominant cultures versus co-cultures (Chapter 3)

Individualism and collectivism (Chapter 3)

Perceptual filters (Chapter 3)

NOTE: If you’d like to supplement your points by learning more about the roles of race or class in communication, please use one or more of the videos in the “Resources” box in the upper right corner to assist you. This is not required, but can enrich your paper.

Explain how paying attention to culture can help a person improve as a communicator, utilizing Bevan

The Culture and Communication paper

Must be 750 words (three double-spaced pages) in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page,

Must utilize an academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions as well as Writing a Thesis Statement

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Bevan, J. L. (2020). Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Chapter 3: The Influence of Culture on Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 4: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Making Every Word and Gesture Matter