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Transcript of CHAPTER 3 The Microcultural Context. Terminology Microculture vs. Minority Group vs. Subculture.
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CHAPTER 3
The Microcultural Context
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Terminology
Microculturevs.
Minority Groupvs.
Subculture
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Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, 6e. © SAGE Publications, 2015.
A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
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The Cultural Context
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Characteristics of Microcultures
• Physical or cultural trait• Membership is usually involuntary• Practice endogamy• Awareness of subordinate status• Experience unequal treatment
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Muted Group Theory• Suggests that the speech and writing of
microcultural groups are not valued by the dominant cultural group.
• Not free to communicate like dominant group• Sometimes result of immigration or
colonization• In response, microcultural group members:
– Attempt to change the dominant mode of expression.– Create their own “private” language.
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Examples of Microcultures
• Hispanic/Latino• African American• Asian Americans• The Amish• Hmong• LGBT
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Hispanic/Latino
• About 17.4% of the U.S. population. Growing rapidly
• Values: collectivism, la familia, faith.• Communication:—Spanish, Spanglish,
Cubonics, Chicano English, nonverbally demonstrative
• Stereotype: Machismo. • Concentrated in Texas and California
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African Americans
• Size: approximately 13.2% of the U.S. population. Stable
• Language/Dialect: Ebonics, “call-and-response” communication pattern.
• Cultural attitudes about Ebonics.
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Ebonics or “Black” Dialect• 80-90% use it• Acceptance is societal dilemma• Pronunciation and syntax follow systematic
rules• Emotionally intense compared to Euro-
American English
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Value of Black English• Sense of community• Expresses unique history• Bridges social and economic gaps
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Asian Americans
• Size: nearly 5.4% of the U.S. population• Diversity as a microcultural group• Six dominant values held by most Asian
Americans include:– collectivism– conforming to norms– emotional self-control– family recognition through achievement– filial piety– humility
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The Hmong• Size—approximately 150,000 in the U. S. • History of the “free people” or “mountain people”• Family—grouped into clans. – Patrilineal.– Value arranged marriages.
• Dialects—Hmoob Dawb (White Hmong), Hmoob Ntsuab (Blue Hmong).
• Nonverbal characteristics: paj ntaub, eye twitching.
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Hmong• First-generation immigrants• Chinese who settled in Vietnam and Laos– After Viet Nam war emigrated to U.S., Australia,
France• Culture in conflict with mainstream• Clearly defined sex roles• Arranged marriages
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The Amish • Size—approximately 150,000 in the U.S. – Average of 7 children per family
• Religion—Anabaptist • Isolation—do not serve in the military, pay Social
Security taxes or serve on juries. – Do not receive social security, welfare or collect
settlements. • Language—high German and low German (i.e.
Pennsylvania Dutch) – “He went English”• Nonverbal communication through dress
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Amish Isolation• Separate from mainstream America• Simple, quiet, austere living• Familistic entrepreneuring system• Collectivistic
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Arab-Americans• 1.2 million Americans with Arab ancestry and
growing• Focus on racial, ethnic, and religious hostility
since 9/11• Very diverse compared to other microcultural
groups
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Arab Diversity• Many different national, ethnic, and religious
origins.• Most Arab-Americans are Christian and not
Muslim• Language of Islam is Arabic
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LGBT• Most difficult of the microculture examples to
characterize and define. • Gayspeak—serves three functions:–Protects against detection of sexual status– Facilitates expression of roles within gay
culture–Vehicle for political identity and activism