COM 439 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethnocentrism, Proxemics
20 Nov 2018
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Journey into others leads to a journey into self. Things that are unique to particular cultures or regions. The thought that your culture is superior to all others. Anything anglo (white) is the best and the standard for defining things. Small community or culture surrounded by another community or culture. In asia you have to work harder for business, trust, and respect. We live in an age of globalization. Sorority self, home self, school self, etc. Taking on various identities in different situations. Know yourself and how you interact with things. Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and human behavior. Language shapes our ideas and guides our social reality (relativist position) Framework that assumes different interpretations of reality. Select, evaluate, and organize information or stimuli from the external environment. Individual focuses on a single person, collective focuses on the group. What do you do to reduce anxiety or uncertainty. Need to save face is stronger in collective culture.
