COM 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: The Cigar Store Indian, Dominant Culture, Communication Problems
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The exchange of information b/w individuals who are unalike culturally. Communication with people from other cultures & co cultures is common. A unique combination of rituals, religious beliefs, ways of thinking, and ways of behaving that invite outsiders to see others as a unified member of a human group. Dominant culture- determined by who has the power and influence in a group; in the united states the dominant culture is white, male, able-bodied, straight, married, and employed. Non-dominant culture- this term includes people of color, women, gays/lesbians/bisexuals, people with disabilities the lower/working class, the unemployed, the underemployed, the bankrupt, the young, and the elderly. A group that exist within a larger dominant culture but differs from the dominant culture in some significant characteristic. Keeps a co-cultural identity while striving for positive relationships with dominant culture. Relates exclusively with its own group and avoids contact with dominant culture.
