Defining Culture for the study of communication

A learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms, which affect the behaviours of a relatively large group of people.

Explanation of definition
1.Culture is learned 2.Culture is a set of shared interpretations 3.Culture involves beliefs, values, and norms 4.Culture affects behaviour 5.Culture involves large group of people

Culture and related terms

1.Culture and nation 2.Culture and Race 3.Culture and ethnicity 4.Culture, subculture, and coculture

Why Cultures Differ

Forces that maintain cultural differences
1.History 2.Ecology 3. Technology 4.Biology 5.Institutional networks 6.Interpersonal communication patters

Inter-relatedness of cultural forces

History
Interpersonal communicati on patters

Technology

Ecology

Institutional networks

Biology

Intercultural communication is a symbolic process in which people from different cultures create shared meanings. Example 1 Dele is from Nigeria and Anibal is from Argentina. Both young men complete secondary education in their own countries and then come to the United States to study. They study at the same universtity, live in the same dormitory their first year on campus, and choose agriculture as their major subject. Eventually,They become roommates, participate in many of the same activities for inter-national

Inter-Cultural Communication Basic Concepts

Example 2
Janet grew up in a small town of about 3,500 people in western Massachusetts. She is surrounded by her immediate family, mamy other relatives, and lots of friends. Her parents grew up in this same town, but Janet is determined to have experiences away from her family and awary from the small portion of New England that has formed the boundaries of her existence. Despite parental concerns, Janet goes to one of Californias major public universities, which is located in a large urban

Example 3
Even Though Andy Wongs parents immigrated to the United States from Taiwan before he was born, they still speak Chinese at home and expect Andy and his brothers and sisters to behave like proper Chinese children. Because Andy is the eldest child, his parents have additional expectations for him. Andy loves his parents very much, but he finds their expectations difficult to fulfill. He thinks he speaks respectfully to his mother when he tells her that he is going out with his friends after

Example 4 Jane Martin works for a U.S. company that has a major brach in South Korea. Although Jane is fairly yound, her boss has asked her to travel to Seoul to teach her Korean counterparts a new interanal auditing system. Despite Janes lack of linguistic skill in

Example 5
Angela enjoys watching soap operas on television. In fact, shes a real soap opera fanatic; she reads soap opera digest for the summareis of the episodes, arranges her day to be able to watch her favourite shows, and uses her videocassette recorder to tape the ones she must miss. One afternoon, as Angela switches through the cable channels looking for her regular program, she stops at a channel with a program in Spanish that she immediately recognizes as a soap opera. Fascinated, Angela

Example 6
John has worked for the same company, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the six years since his graduation from college. A recent promotion means that John has to move to his companys brach office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John faces difficulties almost immediately after beginning work in Milwaukee. His boss has a much different management style than the one with which John is familiar.