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3.05 Cultural Sensi
Business Management 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bias | Prejudice |
| Collectivism | An emphasis on group work and accomplishments |
| Connotation | Associated or underlying meaning |
| Cultural sensitivity | The willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors so that you value people and ideas from other cultures |
| Culture | The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group people |
| Diversity | All the ways in which people differ |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that your own culture is naturally better than other cultures |
| Globalization | The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas across national brders |
| Ignorance | Lack of knowledge or information |
| Individualism | An emphasis on independent work and accomplishments |
| Negotiation | The process of one person reaching an agreement with another person to meet specific needs or wants |
| Nonverbal communication | Communication that uses body language instead of words or to support words |
| Prejudice | Opinion or judgment that is based on feeling or hearsay. rather than fact; bias` |
| Primary dimension of diversity | Inborn differences that cannot be changed and affect a person's entire life; include such characteristics as age, race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and certain physical and mental traits abilities |
| Secondary dimensions of diversity | Differences that may change at various points throughout one's lifetime; include such characteristics as language, religion, income, geographics location, family status, work experience, communication style, and education level |
| Stereotype | A set image or an assumption about a person or thing |
| Subculture | A secondary group within a dominant culture |
| Valuing diversity | Openly acknowledging differences and believing that they are assets instead of pro |