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305 Cult Sensitivity
Business Management I 3.05 Culture Sensitivity
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bias | Prejudice |
| Collectivism | An emphasis on a 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 of people. |
| Diversity | All the ways in which people differ. |
| Ethnocentrism | The belief that your own culture is naturally better that other cultures. |
| Globalization | The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas across national boarders. |
| 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 judgement that is based on feeling or hearsay, rather that fact; bias. |
| Primary dimensions of diversity | Inborn differences that cannot be changed and affect a person's entire life; include characteristics such as age, race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and certain physical and mental trails and abilities. |
| Secondary dimensions of diversity | Differences that may change at various points throughout one's lifetime; include such characteristics as language, religion, income, geographic location, family status, work experience, communication style, and education level. |
| Stereotype | A set image or an assumption about a person or a thing |
| Subculture | A secondary group within a dominant culture. |
| Valuing diversity | Openly acknowledging differences and believing that they are assets instead of problems. |