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Experiencing Intercultural Communication -- Chapter 1

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assimilable   the degree of participation in a type of culture adaptation in which an individual gives up his/her own cultural heritage & adopts the mainstream cultural identity  
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class structure   the economic organization of income levels in a society  
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demographics   the characteristic of a population, especially as classified by age, sex, & income  
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diversity   variety of people of different ethnicities, race, politics, social groups, lifestyles, ways of thinking, age, gender, etc. – p.13  
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enclaves   regions that are surrounded by another country’s territory; cultural minority groups that live within a larger cultural group’s territory  
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ethics   principles of conduct that help govern behavior of individuals & groups  
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global village   refers to a world in which communication technology links people from remote parts of the world  
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globalization   the increasing tendency toward international connections in media, business, & culture  
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heterogeneity   consisting of different or dissimilar elements; diverse  
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immigration   movement to a new country, region, or environment to settle more or less permanently  
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maquiladoras   a Mexican term indicating assembly plants or factories (mainly US companies) established on the US-Mexico border & using mainly Mexican labor  
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melting pot metaphor   a metaphor that assumes immigrants & cultural minorities will be assimilated into the US majority culture, losing their original cultures  
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mobility   the state of moving place to place  
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relativist position   “any cultural behavior can be judged only within the cultural context in which it occurs” -- the view that the particular language we speak (especially the structure of the language) shapes our perception of reality & cultural patterns  
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self-awareness   the quality of knowing how you are perceived as a communicator, as well as your strengths & weaknesses  
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self-reflexivity   a process of learning to understand ourselves & our own position in society – “looking in the mirror” – p.22  
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universalist position   “cultural differences are only superficial… fundamental notions of right and wrong are universal” – an ethical approach that emphasizes the similarity of beliefs across cultures (ie. killing or treason)  
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6 Imperatives   peace, economic, technological, demographic, self-awareness, ethical  
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