Intercultural Communication

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Across
  1. 2. A cultural orientation in which life is lived for the good of the self, and personal goals are prioritized.
  2. 4. The extent to which less powerful members of a society accept and expect unequal distribution of power.
  3. 5. The lifelong process through which individuals learn the norms, values, behaviors, and expectations of their culture.
  4. 6. Behavior or actions that treat individuals or groups unfairly based on cultural, social, or identity-based differences.
  5. 7. A Hofstede Cultural Dimension studying the societal preference for achievement, assertiveness, heroism, and rewards.
  6. 8. The process of fully adopting the dominant culture’s practices and values, often at the expense of one’s original cultural identity.
  7. 11. A person’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or cultural group.
  8. 16. Deeply held beliefs about what is good, right, desirable, or important within a culture.
  9. 17. Name of the Anthropologist that was foundational in intercultural communication, studying how cultural patterns influence behavior. Emphasized how time, space, and context defines interactions.
  10. 18. Words, objects, gestures, or images that carry shared meaning within a culture.
  11. 19. Shared expectations and rules that guide appropriate behavior within a culture.
  12. 21. Every communication is an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ communication.
  13. 22. A cultural orientation in which life is lived for the good of the family or group, and group goals are prioritized.
  14. 29. Cultures in which communication relies primarily on explicit, direct, and clearly spoken messages.
  15. 32. The cultural group within a society that holds the most social, economic, or political power and influence.
  16. 33. Belief that one’s own culture is superior over other cultures.
  17. 34. Communication Communication that occurs between individuals from different cultural backgrounds, where cultural differences may influence meaning, interpretation, and interaction.
  18. 35. A culture’s broad perspective on reality, including beliefs about truth, morality, relationships, and existence.
Down
  1. 1. Cultures in which communication relies on shared understandings, nonverbal cues, and implicit or indirect messages.
  2. 3. A deep structure is central to cultural identity
  3. 9. A cultural system that creates and reinforces core values and serves functions such as social control, conflict resolution, emotional support, group solidarity, and explanation of the unexplainable.
  4. 10. The extent to which a society tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty, or prefers clear rules and structure.
  5. 12. A system that shapes what people perceive, notice, and interpret beyond their personal experiences.
  6. 13. The unconscious, foundational, and deeply embedded beliefs, values, and norms that guide a group’s behavior, worldview, and collectively define its cultural identity
  7. 14. A Hofstede Cultural Dimension studying the societal preference for modesty, cooperation, and caregiving.
  8. 15. Ideas or convictions that individuals and groups in cultures accept as true.
  9. 20. The practice of understanding and evaluating a culture based on its own values and standards rather than judging it by another culture’s criteria.
  10. 23. A group with which an individual identifies and feels loyalty or belonging.
  11. 24. A pre-formed opinion or attitude about a group, often negative, that is not based on direct experience.
  12. 25. The tendency to view one’s own culture as normal, correct, or superior, and to judge other cultures by one’s own standards.
  13. 26. Name of the Social Psychologist and Mechanical Engineer whose framework describes how societal culture influences values and behavior.
  14. 27. A generalized belief about a group.
  15. 28. An oversimplified and generalized belief about a group of people that does not account for individual differences.
  16. 30. The confusion, stress, or disorientation experienced when entering an unfamiliar cultural environment.
  17. 31. A group perceived as different from one’s own group and often viewed with less familiarity or trust; a group you are not part of (but could be, depending).