Intercultural Communication-Questions & Answers
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Ethnocentrism
A tendency to think that our own culture is superior to other cultures.
Demographics
The characteristics of a population, especially as classified by race, ethnicity, age, sex, and
income.
Anglocentrism
Using Anglo or white cultural standards as the criteria for interpretations and judgments of
behaviors and attitudes.
Melting Pot
A metaphor that assumes that immigrants and cultural minorities will be assimilated in the U.S.
majority culture, losing their original cultures.
Nativistic
Extremely patriotic to the point of being anti-immigrant.
Multinational Corporations
Companies that have operations in two or more nations.
Maquiladoras
Assembly plants or factories (mainly of U.S. companies) established on the U.S.-Mexican border
and using mainly Mexican labor.
,Global Village
A term coined by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s that refers to a world in which communication
technology unites people in remote parts of the world.
Diasporic Groups
Ethnic and/or national groups that are geographically dispersed throughout the world.
Identity Management
The way individuals make sense of their multiple images concerning the sense of self in different
social contexts.
Identity Tourism
A concept that refers to people taking on the identities of other races, genders, classes, or sexual
orientations for recreational purposes.
Colonialism
1. The system by which groups with diverse languages, cultures, religions, and identities were
united to form on state, usually by a European power; 2. The system by which a country
maintains power over other countries or groups of people to exploit them economically,
politically, and culturally.
Ethics
Principles of conduct that help govern behaviours of individuals and groups.
Dialogical Approach
, Focuses on the importance of dialogue in developing and maintaining relationships between
individuals and communities.
Self-reflexivity
A process of learning to understand oneself and one's position in society.
Worldview
Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and human behaviour.
Proxemics
The study of how people use personal space.
Distance Zones
The area, defined by physical space, within which people interact, according to Edward Hall's
theory of proxemics. The four distance zones for individuals are intimate, personal, social, and
public.
Cross-cultural Training
Training people to become familiar with other cultural norms and to improve their interactions
with people of different domestic and international cultures.
Diversity Training
The training meant to facilitate intercultural communication among various gender, ethnic, and
racial groups in the United States.
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
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Ethnocentrism
A tendency to think that our own culture is superior to other cultures.
Demographics
The characteristics of a population, especially as classified by race, ethnicity, age, sex, and
income.
Anglocentrism
Using Anglo or white cultural standards as the criteria for interpretations and judgments of
behaviors and attitudes.
Melting Pot
A metaphor that assumes that immigrants and cultural minorities will be assimilated in the U.S.
majority culture, losing their original cultures.
Nativistic
Extremely patriotic to the point of being anti-immigrant.
Multinational Corporations
Companies that have operations in two or more nations.
Maquiladoras
Assembly plants or factories (mainly of U.S. companies) established on the U.S.-Mexican border
and using mainly Mexican labor.
,Global Village
A term coined by Marshall McLuhan in the 1960s that refers to a world in which communication
technology unites people in remote parts of the world.
Diasporic Groups
Ethnic and/or national groups that are geographically dispersed throughout the world.
Identity Management
The way individuals make sense of their multiple images concerning the sense of self in different
social contexts.
Identity Tourism
A concept that refers to people taking on the identities of other races, genders, classes, or sexual
orientations for recreational purposes.
Colonialism
1. The system by which groups with diverse languages, cultures, religions, and identities were
united to form on state, usually by a European power; 2. The system by which a country
maintains power over other countries or groups of people to exploit them economically,
politically, and culturally.
Ethics
Principles of conduct that help govern behaviours of individuals and groups.
Dialogical Approach
, Focuses on the importance of dialogue in developing and maintaining relationships between
individuals and communities.
Self-reflexivity
A process of learning to understand oneself and one's position in society.
Worldview
Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and human behaviour.
Proxemics
The study of how people use personal space.
Distance Zones
The area, defined by physical space, within which people interact, according to Edward Hall's
theory of proxemics. The four distance zones for individuals are intimate, personal, social, and
public.
Cross-cultural Training
Training people to become familiar with other cultural norms and to improve their interactions
with people of different domestic and international cultures.
Diversity Training
The training meant to facilitate intercultural communication among various gender, ethnic, and
racial groups in the United States.
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
