04:192:201 Lecture 2: Research methods to study interpersonal Communication / Culture and Interpersonal Communication
15 Feb 2019
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Values, beliefs, and conditions that we share with a group of people. A cultural group is a subset of people whose common experiences have led them to develop similarly ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Ethnic heritage (promotes these respective beliefs and customs) Social status (shapes how people view the world) Co-cultures-perception of membership in a group that is part of a larger culture. Selectivity- members gather with beliefs and practices deemed meaningful. Newcomers adopt cultural practices from a cultural group. Messages that signal that an action is inappropriate or off-limits within a cultural group. Sacred stories in which characters and their actions embody core cultural themes. Carefully scripted performances that mark culturally significant events. Speech codes theory - explains how people"s culture influences their comm behaviors. People communicate based on their understanding of the meanings, norms, and values of a culture. Culture is based on speech boundaries, not geographic location or ethnic similarities.
