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    This document discusses various aspects of culture and diversity that impact communication. It identifies several dimensions of culture, such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and high vs low context. It also discusses how factors like race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and cognitive abilities, ideologies, and religion contribute to diversity and shape people's experiences and communication. The key message is that to communicate competently in a diverse world, one must show sensitivity, respect differences, focus on similarities, and make messages accessible to all.

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    This document discusses various aspects of culture and diversity that impact communication. It identifies several dimensions of culture, such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and high vs low context. It also discusses how factors like race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and cognitive abilities, ideologies, and religion contribute to diversity and shape people's experiences and communication. The key message is that to communicate competently in a diverse world, one must show sensitivity, respect differences, focus on similarities, and make messages accessible to all.

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    This document discusses various aspects of culture and diversity that impact communication. It identifies several dimensions of culture, such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and high vs low context. It also discusses how factors like race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and cognitive abilities, ideologies, and religion contribute to diversity and shape people's experiences and communication. The key message is that to communicate competently in a diverse world, one must show sensitivity, respect differences, focus on similarities, and make messages accessible to all.

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    This document discusses various aspects of culture and diversity that impact communication. It identifies several dimensions of culture, such as power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs collectivism, and high vs low context. It also discusses how factors like race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and cognitive abilities, ideologies, and religion contribute to diversity and shape people's experiences and communication. The key message is that to communicate competently in a diverse world, one must show sensitivity, respect differences, focus on similarities, and make messages accessible to all.

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    COMMUNICATION, CULTURE,
    AND DIVERSITY
    Everyday Culture

    • Culture and diversity impact communication every day


    • Classrooms
    • Social Media
    • Workplace
    • Medical Professionals
    • Family members
    • Must show sensitivity and respect to be competent
    communicators
    Culture

    • “the distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, products, or


    way of life of a particular nation, society, people, or period”
    • Complicated and powerful part of human development
    • Influences self-images, priorities, personalities, and how we
    communicate
    • We are also members of co-cultures
    • Smaller, more specific groups within and alongside larger cultures
    • People simultaneously belong to many co-cultures
    Hofstede’s Dimensions of Culture
    • All nations fall along each continuum, not either/or category
    • High vs. low power distance
    • High vs. low uncertainty avoidance
    • Individualist vs. collectivist
    • Masculine vs. feminine
    • Long-term vs. short-term orientation
    • Indulgent vs. restrained
    • High vs. low context (added by Hall)
    Race and Ethnicity in Culture

    • Race = physical characteristics of a group


    • Skin color, body type, facial structure
    • Ethnicity = common experiences
    • Geographic origin, religion, history, food
    • Both are prominent cultural markers
    Sex, Gender, and Sexual
    Orientation
    • Sex = biological sex based on reproductive function
    • Gender = socially constructed notions of masculinity,
    femininity, and androgyny
    • Sexual orientation = one’s romantic attractions
    Age

    • Age influences our experience, expectations, attitudes


    • Generation affects us but does not pre-determine our
    experience
    • GI
    • Silent
    • Baby boomers
    • Generation X
    • Millennials
    Physical Diversity
    • We all have physical levels
    • Physical abilities ad limitations affect experience
    • Examples: blindness, muscular strength
    • People with the same impairment are not necessarily limited in
    the same way
    Cognitive Diversity
    • We all have cognitive levels
    • Based on IQ, learning preferences, memory, interests
    • Cognitive abilities affect experience
    • Gardner identified seven intelligences by which people experience
    and learn the world
    • We can all access the world through every intelligence
    • But we each prefer and are better at certain intelligences
    • These differences shape our perspectives and actions
    Ideological Diversity

    • Ideologies are sets of ideas, beliefs, and ideals that form one’s
    worldview and provide a basis for action
    • Diversity of thought
    • Usually emerges in politics
    • Family and society are significant in developing ideologies
    Religious Diversity

    • Many religions in U. S. culture


    • Religion can have strong impact on experience
    • Developing trend in “spirituality”
    • Must be sensitive to others’ beliefs
    • Do not make assumptions about people based on their
    affiliation with religious groups
    • Do not make assumptions about people who are not affiliated
    with religious groups
    Communicating in a Diverse
    World
    • Make your message accessible
    • Focus on similarities, not differences
    • Avoid “ist” language

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