DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY

DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY

offers a structure that explores how people experience cultural differences.

1. denial

2. defense

3. minimization

4. acceptance

5. adaptation

6. integration

stages

DENIAL

occurs when people fail to recognize distinctions among cultures

DEFENSE

occurs when people perceive other cultures in polarized, competitive, zero-sum, or us-against-them terms

MINIMIZATION

occurs when people assume that their distinct cultural worldview is shared by others, when they perceive their culture’s values as fundamental or universal human values

ACCEPTANCE

when people recognize that different beliefs and values are shaped by culture

ADAPTATION

people are able to adopt the perspective of another culture, when they can empathize intellectually and emotionally

INTEGRATION

when

someone’s identity or sense of self evolves to incorporate the values, beliefs, perspectives, and behaviors of other cultures in appropriate and authentic ways.