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Cultural Adaptation Described how people adapt to other cultures.
- Assimilation
- Adaptation
Assimilation The process of resocialization that seeks to replace one's original worldview
with that of the host culture
Adaptation The process whereby one's worldview is expanded to include behavior and
values appropriate to the host culture
Organizational Culture Comprises the attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and behaviors
characteristic of the institution that are rooted in traditions, customs, and practices and influenced
by leadership
It is a 'persistent, patterned way of thinking about the central tasks of and human relationships
within an organization. Culture is to an organization what personality is to individuals.
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It will dictate how an organization responds to different situational challenges. It shapes how the
military views the environment and adapts to meet current and future challenges.
Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) 1. Denial (Ethnocentric)
2. Defense (Ethnocentric)
3. Minimization (Ethnocentric)
4. Acceptance (Ethnorelative)
5. Adaptation (Ethnorelative)
6. Integration (Ethnorelative)
Ethnocentric Using one's own set of standards and customs to judge all people, often
unconsciously
Ethnocentric Stages 1. Denial (people are unable to construe cultural differences in
complex ways)
2. Defense (People have more ability to construe cultural difference, but they attach negative
evaluations to it)
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3. Minimization (People at this stage bury cultural differences within already-familiar categories
of physical and philosophical similarity)
Ethnorelative Being comfortable with many standards and customs and having an ability
to adapt behavior and judgements to a variety of interpersonal settings.
Ethnorelative Stages 1. Acceptance (people at this stage enjoy recognizing and exploring
cultural differences)
2. Adaptation (people use knowledge about their own and others' cultures to intentionally shift
into a different cultural frame of reference. The can empathize or take another person's
perspective)
3. Integration (people at this stage attempt to reconcile the sometimes conflicting cultural frames
that they have internalized)
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) within the Organization The ability to quickly
understand and effectively act in a culture different from one's own.
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- Vital element for military and civilian who need to interact with people from other cultures both
in the US and overseas.
- Very advantageous, as it equips people with the knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal
characteristics that enable them to function properly in culturally diverse situations
- Enables leaders to adapt and act effectively across cultural lines and differences
- Ability to quickly and accurately comprehend, then effectively act, in a complex environment
to achieve a desired result
-Navigating differences can present operational, strategic, and tactical challenges to our forces
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) Model 1. Self
2. Unit / Joint Agency
3. Coalition / Host Nation
4. Adversary