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EIC chapter 1
Experiencing Intercultural Communication -- Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| class structure | the economic organization of income levels in a society |
| demographics | the characteristic of a population, especially as classified by age, sex, & income |
| diversity | variety of people of different ethnicities, race, politics, social groups, lifestyles, ways of thinking, age, gender, etc. – p.13 |
| enclaves | regions that are surrounded by another country’s territory; cultural minority groups that live within a larger cultural group’s territory |
| ethics | principles of conduct that help govern behavior of individuals & groups |
| global village | refers to a world in which communication technology links people from remote parts of the world |
| globalization | the increasing tendency toward international connections in media, business, & culture |
| heterogeneity | consisting of different or dissimilar elements; diverse |
| immigration | movement to a new country, region, or environment to settle more or less permanently |
| maquiladoras | a Mexican term indicating assembly plants or factories (mainly US companies) established on the US-Mexico border & using mainly Mexican labor |
| melting pot metaphor | a metaphor that assumes immigrants & cultural minorities will be assimilated into the US majority culture, losing their original cultures |
| mobility | the state of moving place to place |
| 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 |
| self-awareness | the quality of knowing how you are perceived as a communicator, as well as your strengths & weaknesses |
| self-reflexivity | a process of learning to understand ourselves & our own position in society – “looking in the mirror” – p.22 |
| 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) |
| 6 Imperatives | peace, economic, technological, demographic, self-awareness, ethical |
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