Discussion-

Dr. Patty Goodman Intercultural Communication Corporate and Organizational Communication Graduate Program

Source: Liu, S., Volcic, Z., & Gallois, C. (2014). Introducing intercultural communication: Global cultures and contexts. Sage. Thousand Oaks, CA.

Characteristics of Communication

• Dynamic Process • Interactive • Symbolic • Contextual

Per Baldwin, Coleman, Gonzalez, and Shenoy-Packer (2014) globalization is,

“The interconnected nature of the global economy, the interpenetration of global and domestic organizations, and communication technologies that blur temporal and spatial boundaries; the social, cultural, economic, and political integration of different parts of the world, facilitated by the movement of goods, capital, ideas, and people between nations

(p. 335).” Source: Baldwin, Coleman, Gonzalez, and Shenoy-Packer (2014) Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Son.

• What are specific skills that can be developed? – Being Interested in Others – Adopting Convergence – Building Relationships – Listening – Collaborating

What is the Essence of Intercultural Communication?

Source: Baldwin, Coleman, Gonzalez, and Shenoy-Packer (2014) Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Son.

• How would you define your Values? • What Symbols do you associate with in

describing your beliefs? • What Behaviors or traditions do you participate

in regularly and/or annually? • Who do you share these values, symbols, and

behaviors with, is their a name for this group of people?

What is Culture?

• Stereotyping – assumption or an experience attributed across a broad group of people

• Cultural Identity – how a group of people see themselves

• Why learn about different cultures? – Worldmindedness – Self-awareness – Personal empowerment

How Do You Think about Cultures?

Source: Baldwin, Coleman, Gonzalez, and Shenoy-Packer (2014) Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Son.

Source: Hofstede, G., Hofstede, G. J., Minkov, M. (2010). Cultures and organizations: Software of the min: Intercultural cooperation and its importance for survival. New York: McGraw Hill. P.6.

Personality - Individual Culture - Groups

Human Needs - Society

Three Levels of Uniqueness in Mental Programming

Key Terms

Source: Liu, S., Volcic, Z., & Gallois, C. (2014). Introducing intercultural communication: Global cultures and contexts. Sage. Thousand Oaks, CA. Teske, R. H., & Nelson, B. H. (1974). Acculturation and assimilation: A clarification. American Ethnologist, 1(2), 351-367.

Describing Culture

 Acculturation

 Assimilation

 Cultural relativism

 Ethnocentrism

 Ethnicity

 Globalization

 Multiculturalism

• Why study culture? • Why take a “neutral vantage point”? • What do you think influences culture? • What has research found?

Culture Relativism

Source: Baldwin, Coleman, Gonzalez, and Shenoy-Packer (2014) Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Son.