COMM 218 Chapter Notes - Chapter Ch 2: Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Socioeconomic Status
21 Oct 2018
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Culture: the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn; observable or hidden characteristics; must be shared between at least one other person. In groups: people who belong to a certain group (same) Out groups: people who don"t belong to a certain group (different) Social identity: part of the self concept that is based on membership to groups. Co-culture: age, race, sexual orientation, nationality, geographic region, disability, religion, activity; part of an encompassing culture. Occurs between members of two or more cultures who exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by cultural perceptions. Salience: term used to describe the weight we attach to a particular person or phenomenon. Conversations between siblings can contain no intercultural elements. Sometimes greater differences within cultures than between. High context: relies heavily on subtle, nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony. Low context: language used primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible.
