CPC LEC 2

globalization

derived from the word globalize, which refers to the emergence of an international network of economic systems

globalization

process by which people and goods move easily across borders.

globalization

process of interaction, integration, and communication among the people, companies, and governments

colonization, migration, technology

drivers of globalization

the internet

the greatest factor that bought the highest peak of globalization is the internet

the rise of social media

computer-mediated technologies that are using internet in facilitating the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, experiences, and other forms of expression via community networks

cultural issues affecting communication

cultural, racial, ethnic, gender roles, individual, social class, age, the roles of identity

cultural identity

culture can be defined as the values, attitudes, and ways of doing things that a person brings with him from the particular place where he was brought up as a child

racial identity

 refers to how one’s membership to a particular race affects how one interacts with co-workers of different races

ethnic identity

highlights the role ethnicity plays in how two co-workers from different cultures interact with one another

gender roles

another factor that impacts intercultural

individual identity

 this means that how a person communicates with others from other cultures depends on his own unique personality traits and how he himself is.

social class

the social identity factor refers to the level of society that person was born into or references when determining who she wants to be how she will act accordingly

age identity

refers to how members of different age groups interact with one another.

the roles of identity

refers to the different roles a person plays in his or her life including their roles as a husband or wife, father, mother or child, employer or employee, and so forth