Chapter 2: Global Engagement and Culture
2.5 Summary, Discussion, References
Summary
Hopefully, you now have a greater understanding of how culture influences communication in a global society. We began with an overview and description of the various aspects of personal identity and how they work together to determine a person’s culture. Next, we traced the process of coming to an understanding of one’s individual identity through cultural dimensions. Finally, we discussed how conflict is managed in a globally diverse and culturally sensitive world. Indiana State University encourages you to think about the importance of culture when studying in your major.
Discussion Questions
- What are some ways that you see to support Hofstede’s claim that the U.S. is the most individualistic society? Are there ways in which we display attributes of collectivism?
- Describe a situation in which you attempted to diverge or converge your communication with others? What did you do? What were you attempting to accomplish by doing so? What was the result?
- What are some examples of representation and symbolic annihilation can you locate and analyze in contemporary texts of popular culture?
- How is your major impacted by being culturally competent?
Key Terms
- collectivist/ individualistic
- conflict styles
- conflict
- culture
- co-culture
- culture shock
- ego conflict
- ethnicity
- ethnocentrism
- femininity/ masculinity
- framing
- gender
- high and low context
- indulgence/ restraint
- long-term/ short-term orientation
- nationality
- norms
- PIN Model
- power distance
- pseudo conflict
- race
- racial discrimination
- racial prejudice
- racism
- rituals
- sexual orientation
- simple conflict
- standpoint
- uncertainty avoidance
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