Culture

The way you talk, behave, dress, think,

your family rules

DiversityThe unique differences between people• Ethnicity• Race• Religion• Gender• Sexual Orientation• Age

Co-Cultural Communication

• The communication among people from a variety of different cultures

Overlapping Social Communities

• Small cultural groups within a larger culture. We can belong to several.

• Family• School• Gender• Religion• Friends

Ethnocentrism

•We think our own culture is superior and we judge all other cultures as inferior. Ethnocentrism can include sexism and homophobia.

Cultural Relativism

• No culture is superior to any other culture. We try to respect cultural differences although they may seem strange to us at first.

Long Term vs. Short Term Orientation

• How a culture manages time.• U.S. is short term oriented: • Fast food, pay with a phone,

shop online, etc.

Masculinity vs. FemininitySome cultures have set roles for men and women, that we

Americans might see as Sexism.

Ethical Imperative• This can guide us in doing what is

right verses what is wrong in various communication contexts.• Different cultures value different

things.

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10375633/Malala-Yousafzai-recounts-moment-she-was-shot-in-the-head-by-Taliban.html

What are human rights?

• Fundamental moral rights of ALL PEOPLE.• The right to a life with human

dignity.

• Do you believe in human rights for all people?• Where does Cultural Relativism

end and human rights begin? Are the two ideas compatible?

Peace Imperative• We are a global community. • People are dependent on each other

for peace.

Economic Imperative• Countries are interdependent,

shaping a global economy

Technological Imperative• Technological advances have made

the world more accessable.• https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=_wR3LhFlgGo

Self-Awareness Imperative• We become more open-minded and

less ethnocentric.• We never fully understand our own

culture until we have studied other cultures.

Ethnicity and Race

• Ethnicity refers to a social group with shared history, shared identity, shared traditions• Race refers to the physical

characteristics of an individual.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ

Racism• http://www.whattoexpect.com/wom/family-lif

e/what-ferguson-can-teach-us-about-parenting-our-kids.aspx

Mental and Physical Challenges

• Don’t be overly helpful.• Avoid staring.• Focus on the person, not the

disability.• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_PW

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