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Intercultural Test 2
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Anthropology
2nd Grade
03/18/2014

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Nonverbal Communication
Definition
Process of Communication through sending and receiving visual, touch, voice.
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Importance of nonverbal communication
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90% of communication can be taken from non-verbals
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Cultural Universals
Definition
Values/Modes of behavior shared by all human cultures (Sad, Happy, Surprise, fear, anger, disgust)
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Cultural Differences
Definition
Variation in quality of society based on race, language, sex) LEARNED, Okay sign means no in another culture
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Facial Expressions
Definition
Muscles move and convey emotional states
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Eye Contact
Definition
Provide social and emotional information, especially positive and negative mood signs (varies between cultures and part of personal space)
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Gestures
Definition
Body actions communicate messages
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Haptics
Definition
Touch (Handshake and kiss)
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Proxemics
Definition
Use of space
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Paralanguage
Definition
Vocal Aspects of Delivery (tone, pitch, volume, rate)
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Silence
Definition
Absence of using your voice (positive and negative) communicates awkwardness/respect
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Personal Appearance
Definition
how you dress gives an opinion of yourself
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Chronemics
Definition
study of time in communication
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Olfactics
Definition
Smell and the Human communication overload, senses
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Environment/Context
Definition
The situation youre in
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11 Nonverbal Codes
Definition
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Gestures
Haptics
Proxemics
Paralanguage
Silence
Personal Appearance
Chronemics
Olfactics
Environment/Context
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6 Shared Cultural Universal Emotions
Definition
Sad, Happy, Surprise, Fear, Anger, Disgust
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Monochronic time
Definition
Done on time, task oriented
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Polychronic time
Definition
several things done at once, focus on relationships
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Emblem
Definition
Thumbs up = alright, gestures are used instead of words
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Illustrator
Definition
(pointing while giving directions) used to illustrate the spoken word
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Regulators
Definition
Support interactions and communication between the sender and receiver; check watch if you want to leave
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Contact culture
Definition
Stand in close contact/space/touch a lot, Middle east and South America; Lots of eye contact, loud voice, little space,
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Non-contact culture
Definition
Maintain more space/touch less, not as much direct eye contact, softer voice, more space; United states, great britian
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conflict
Definition
A percieved (think) OR real incompatibility of goals, values, expectations, processes, or outcomes between two or more interdependent (need each other) individuals or groups
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3 complications that accompany intercultural conflict
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- language issues
- Ambiguity
- Contradictory Conflict styles
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Language issues
Definition
- Translating language from one to another causes different understandings
- People are speaking DIFFERENT languages
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Ambiguity
Definition
Do we really have a problem or do we just think we do? middle finger in USA vs. Africa
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Contradictory conflict styles
Definition
The way we handle conflict can differ extremely from how people handle it
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2 approaches to conflict styles
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- Direct vs. indirect
- Expressive vs. Restraint
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Direct
Definition
straightforward, concrete and address the situation head on
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Indirect
Definition
Talk around the point of disagreement to avoid fighting and arguing (Save-face)
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Expressive
Definition
Show your emotions and passion - Italy
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Restraint
Definition
Everything will go better if you hold in your emotions (Poker face) United states
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Ethics
Definition
A principle of conduct that helps govern the behavior of individuals and groups. (These principles arise from communities' views on what is good and bad behavior)
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2 perspectives on ethics
Definition
Universalist
Relativist
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Universalist
Definition
one set of ethics that apply to all people, across cultures
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Relativist
Definition
Every culture creates its own set of ethics; more than one correct way
Extreme: Holocaust was OKAY in Germany because no one stopped it
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David Kale on Intercultural Ethics (2)
Definition
- Human spirit (Does it uphold the dignity of what being human means)
- Peace (minimal, middle, most)
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3 ways to study intercultural communication ethically
Definition
- Practice self-reflection
- Listen to others voices
- Develop your own sense of self justice
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4 principles according to Kale to be inter-culturally sound
Definition
1. Show respect for others as you'd like to receive
2. Describe the world as accurately as possible, be honest not deceptive
3. Encourage people of other cultures to express their uniqueness
4. Strive for identification with others and connection
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Sapir - Whorf hypothesis
Definition
Language shapes our view of reality
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4 components of language
Definition
Phonology
Syntactics
Semantics
Pragmatics
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Phonology
Definition
"Sound System" of the language, "rr" in spanish
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Syntactic
Definition
Structure/order of the words
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Semantics
Definition
Study of the meaning of words
a "pitcher" can refer to water, baseball ect)
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Pragmatics
Definition
Study of the practical usage of words in context (sarcasm, serious)
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3 other language issues/concepts
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- Accents/Dialects
- Code-Switching
- Translation/Interpretation
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Accents
Definition
the way you say the words of a language
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Dialects
Definition
Accent AND vocabulary, usually associated with a region
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Code-switching
Definition
going back and forth between two languages or dialects
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Translation
Definition
written (translator can have own agenda)
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Interpretation
Definition
oral conversation, transfers meaning and contect
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Addressing Conflict Productively
Definition
- Identify specific problem
- Use "I" language
- Emphasize common goal
- Acknowledge cultural barriers
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Addressing conflict negatively
Definition
- Make generalizations
- Unrelated issues brought up
- establish dominance
- rely on "you" statements
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Japanese
Definition
- No written history at the beginning and controversy of the origin
- Nasal Language spoken through the nose
- Hardest language to be fluent in because of the writing
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French
Definition
- No "H" used
- don't use the tip of the tongue while speaking
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