Chp. 2: Communication, Culture, and Diversity

Ethnocentrism

________- the tendency to see ones own culture as superior to all others.

Genderlect

________- coined by Deborah Tannen, gender is a cultural difference and that men and women simply communicate differently.

Gender

________- socially constructed notions of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny.

Restrained

_________: strict social norms discourage acting simply out of want, leisure and vacation are not that important, ppl may not freely express dissent or unhappiness.

Generation

________ affects us but does not pre-determine our experience.

Gender identity

________- ones sense of self as ID as a woman, non- binary, etc.

Ideologies

________- set of ideas, beliefs, and ideals that form ones worldview and provide a basis for action.

Hate speech

________- uncivil discourse (talk), phrases, terms, cartoons, and entire campaigns used to humiliate people based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, and social class to name just a few.

Prejudice

________: dislike or hatred toward a particular group

Stereotypes

________- popular beliefs about groups of people, perceptions of others belonging to another ethnic or social group.

Melting pot philosophy

________- view of assimilation into the dominant culture.

Collectivist

________- value silence, maintains group harmony, strong ties between individuals, strong communal bonds, and often live in extended families that are deeply loyal to the group, tend to "talk around "an issue until the other side realizes what is being said.

Multiculturalism

________- engagement with and respect of people from other cultures.

Sexual orientation

________- one's romantic attractions.

Masculine

________: highly assertive and competitive, style of communication is seeking to establish or defend status and express competition, emphasize competition,

Cancel Culture

________: actions people take to hold others accountable, form of censorship: a restriction on free speech or as history being erased.

Ethnicity

________- a group who identify with each other based on common experiences*, geographic, or national origin, ancestry, history, cultural and social norms, religion, race, language, ideology, food, dress, or other factors.

Religion

________ can have strong impact on experience.

Individualist

________- have loose ties between individuals and expect each person to look out for themselves and their immediate family, value personal achievement and personal opinions.

Co-cultures

________- smaller groups within and alongside larger cultures.

Low-context

________: the language used in interaction, and less emphasis is placed on the nonverbal communication, environment, and situation ex: US and Germany.

Feminine

_______: less assertive and competitive, style of communication is where the purpose is establishing connections and creating cooperation, both men and women are more modest and caring, emphasize cooperation and census.

Diversity

________- the recognition and valuing of difference.

Cultural relativism

________- the acceptance of other cultural groups as equal in value to ones own.

Ethnocentrism

________- negatively judging aspects of another culture by the standards of ones own culture; people who view their culture as dominant are unwilling to learn and not open to the ideas of other cultures.

Culture

________- the distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, daily habits, products, or way of life of a particular nation, society, people, or community.

High-context cultures

a great deal of meaning is derived from the nonverbal expressions, environment, and situation in which the communication is taking place, and less emphasis is placed on the words

Race

a set of physical characteristics shared by a group of people such as skin color, body type, facial structure, and hair color

Gender roles

societal expectations for individuals who identify with a particular gender

Gender expression

ways people communicate their gender identity

Multiple intelligence theory

proposed by psychologist Howard Gardner

Discrimination

_____: the verbal and nonverbal actions that demonstrate or corroborate prejudiced attitudes