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Power Distance
Degree to which members of a society accept an unequal distribution of power; deals with how power is distributed within the culture and how is the person or institution accepted or distributed TERM 2
Individualism
DEFINITION 2 Everyone for him/herself, success or failure of the individual. *Help oneself and this is the primary responsibility! *Opposite of collectivism TERM 3
Collectivism
DEFINITION 3 The integration of the individual into the group and success of the individual translates into success of the group. Loyalties and obligations are in group, family, community and work. *Opposite is individualism TERM 4
Masculinity
DEFINITION 4 Masculine values include high assertiveness and competitiveness. *Opposite is feminine TERM 5
Feminine
DEFINITION 5 Values include modest and caring. *Opposite is masculinity
Uncertainty Avoidance
Deals with having some type of structure within the culture and people who are uncertainty avoidance may feel uncomfortable in a situation where there are minimal rules or laws; the more structure they have, the better they feel in the situation TERM 7
Long-Term Orientation
DEFINITION 7 Distinguishes thinking between east and west; characteristics associated have both long and short-term orientations TERM 8
Culture
DEFINITION 8 The language, beliefs, traditions and customs people share/learn TERM 9
Intercultural Communication
DEFINITION 9 Communication that occurs when members of 2 or more cultures or other groups exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by their different cultural perceptions and symbol systems TERM 10
Co-Culture
DEFINITION 10 A group within an encompassing culture with a perceived identity
Achievement Culture
A culture that places high value on the achievement of material successes and a focus on the task at hand. *Masculine culture TERM 17
Nurturing Culture
DEFINITION 17 A culture that regards the support of relationships as an especially important goal. *Feminine culture TERM 18
Collectivistic Culture
DEFINITION 18 A culture whose members feel loyalties and obligations to an in-group, such as an extended family, community and/or work organization. *Collectivism TERM 19
Individualistic Culture
DEFINITION 19 A culture in which people view their primary responsibility as helping themselves. *Individualism TERM 20
Organizational Culture
DEFINITION 20 A relatively stable, shared set of rules about how to behave and a set of values about what is important in a given organization
Ethnicity
A person's identification with a social group on the basis of common national or cultural traditions TERM 22
Ethnocentrism
DEFINITION 22 An attitude that one's own culture is superior to that of others TERM 23
Race
DEFINITION 23 A social category originally created to explain differences between people whose ancestors originated in different regions of the world TERM 24
Prejudice
DEFINITION 24 An unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group TERM 25
Salience
DEFINITION 25 The significance attached to a particular person or phenomenon
Separation
Distancing one's self and/or banding together with only similar others TERM 32
Attribution
DEFINITION 32 Process of making sense of another person's behavior TERM 33
Mindfulness
DEFINITION 33 Awareness of one's own behavior and that of others TERM 34
Passive Observation
DEFINITION 34 Involves noticing what behaviors members of a different culture use and applying these insights to communicate in ways that are most effective TERM 35
Active Strategies
DEFINITION 35 Reading, watching films and asking experts/members of the other culture how to behave as well as taking academic courses related to intercultural communication and diversity
Self-Disclosure
Volunteering personal information to people from the other culture with whom you want to communicate TERM 37
Culture Shock/Adjustment Shock
DEFINITION 37 Feelings of confusion, disenchantment, loneliness and homesickness; disappointment in oneself for not adapting as easily as expected. *Crisis TERM 38
5 Dimensions of Intercultural Communicative
Competence
DEFINITION 38 Motivation Attitude Tolerance for Ambiguity Open-Mindedness, Tolerance and Skill Patience Perseverance TERM 39
Meta-Cognitive Cultural Intelligence
DEFINITION 39 Refers to the mental processes individuals use; such as planning and monitoring to understand cultures TERM 40
Cognitive Cultural Intelligence
DEFINITION 40 Refers to knowledge of the norms, practices and conventions in different cultures
