Chapter 10:
The three primary dimensions used by people throughout the world to interpret interpersonal communication messages are control affiliation, and activation. Control involves status or social dominance. We have control to the extent that we have power and prestige to influence the events around us. Control can be communicated in a variety of ways such as touching, looking, talking and the use of space. Intercultural communication is often characterized by an increased tendancy to misinterpret non verbal control and status sues. Affiliation is used to interpret the degree of friendliness, liking, social warmth, or immediacy that is being communicated. It is an evaluative component that indicates a person's willingness to approach or avoid others. Affiliation can be expressed through eye contact, open body stances, leaning forward, close physical proximity, touching, smiling, a friendly tone of voice and other communication behaviors. Those that express high affiliation are called "high contact" cultures and those with less affiliation are called "low contact" cultures. Activation is the way people react to the world around them. Cultures differ in what they consider acceptable and appropriate levels of activation in a conversation. SOme people seem very quick, excitable, energetic and lively while others value calmness, peacefulness and a sense of inner control. Your perception of the degree of activity that another person exhibits is used to evaluate that person as fast or slow, active or inactive, swift or sluggish, relaxed or tense and spirited or deliberate.
Chapter 11:
Idiomatic language refers to many words or phrases that are familiar and everyday feature of our language. Idioms are a part of the comfortable, conversational style of language we use daily. To a person from another culture this idiomatic language might be difficult to understand because meaning is different from a literal meaning of the words. This is a larg reason for misunderstandings in the health care context. Participants in the health care context draw from their own cultural patterns and expectations about what constitutes appropriate and effective medical care. These patterns lead to very clear expectation about right and wrong ways to treat illness and help people. Sometimes these expectations are not shared by those from other cultures. For example, a nurse indicated to a Chinese-born physician that a patient had “cold feet” about an upcoming surgery and the physician, seeking to rule out circulatory problems, ordered vascular tests. Another example was with a nonnative speaker of English who had signed a consent form for a tubal ligation or “having her tubes tied.” The woman thought that “tied” meant the procedure could be reversed later. This medical procedure was unwanted. These examples clearly show the possible misunderstandings idiomatic language can cause in the health care context.
Chapter 12:
Cultural relativism is a point of view that suggests that every culture has its own set of values and that judgments can be made within the context of the particular culture. Cultural relativism is a tool not only in cultural understanding but also in cultural critiques. Cultural relativism is a concept that cultural relativism is a concept that cultural norms and values derive their meaning within a specific social context.
Reader 1:
I feel that Rafael Compe meant that men view women as powerless to sexual passion however expect the opposite of women. They expect purity and innocent yet test women to succumb to their sexual desires. There is no doubt in my mind Compo was hinting that the anger caused by either not giving in to those sexual desires or not being pure as untouched snow can lead to domestic violence. This violence represents the control men have over a situation they really have no control over, such as the sexual purity of their partner.
Reader 2:
Desiree Taylor connects poverty to military because the poor children have only a few ways to get out of poverty and enlisting in the military is one of the only ways that they can escape living a life of poverty.
Video:
It is important to improve your intercultural communication skills in the work environment because you are not only communicating with upper management but customers as well. You want to make a good impression as well as have the least amount of miscommunications in the work place. You want to create an efficient atmosphere to have business transactions along with creating an atmosphere free of conflict and complication.
The three primary dimensions used by people throughout the world to interpret interpersonal communication messages are control affiliation, and activation. Control involves status or social dominance. We have control to the extent that we have power and prestige to influence the events around us. Control can be communicated in a variety of ways such as touching, looking, talking and the use of space. Intercultural communication is often characterized by an increased tendancy to misinterpret non verbal control and status sues. Affiliation is used to interpret the degree of friendliness, liking, social warmth, or immediacy that is being communicated. It is an evaluative component that indicates a person's willingness to approach or avoid others. Affiliation can be expressed through eye contact, open body stances, leaning forward, close physical proximity, touching, smiling, a friendly tone of voice and other communication behaviors. Those that express high affiliation are called "high contact" cultures and those with less affiliation are called "low contact" cultures. Activation is the way people react to the world around them. Cultures differ in what they consider acceptable and appropriate levels of activation in a conversation. SOme people seem very quick, excitable, energetic and lively while others value calmness, peacefulness and a sense of inner control. Your perception of the degree of activity that another person exhibits is used to evaluate that person as fast or slow, active or inactive, swift or sluggish, relaxed or tense and spirited or deliberate.
Chapter 11:
Idiomatic language refers to many words or phrases that are familiar and everyday feature of our language. Idioms are a part of the comfortable, conversational style of language we use daily. To a person from another culture this idiomatic language might be difficult to understand because meaning is different from a literal meaning of the words. This is a larg reason for misunderstandings in the health care context. Participants in the health care context draw from their own cultural patterns and expectations about what constitutes appropriate and effective medical care. These patterns lead to very clear expectation about right and wrong ways to treat illness and help people. Sometimes these expectations are not shared by those from other cultures. For example, a nurse indicated to a Chinese-born physician that a patient had “cold feet” about an upcoming surgery and the physician, seeking to rule out circulatory problems, ordered vascular tests. Another example was with a nonnative speaker of English who had signed a consent form for a tubal ligation or “having her tubes tied.” The woman thought that “tied” meant the procedure could be reversed later. This medical procedure was unwanted. These examples clearly show the possible misunderstandings idiomatic language can cause in the health care context.
Chapter 12:
Cultural relativism is a point of view that suggests that every culture has its own set of values and that judgments can be made within the context of the particular culture. Cultural relativism is a tool not only in cultural understanding but also in cultural critiques. Cultural relativism is a concept that cultural relativism is a concept that cultural norms and values derive their meaning within a specific social context.
Reader 1:
I feel that Rafael Compe meant that men view women as powerless to sexual passion however expect the opposite of women. They expect purity and innocent yet test women to succumb to their sexual desires. There is no doubt in my mind Compo was hinting that the anger caused by either not giving in to those sexual desires or not being pure as untouched snow can lead to domestic violence. This violence represents the control men have over a situation they really have no control over, such as the sexual purity of their partner.
Reader 2:
Desiree Taylor connects poverty to military because the poor children have only a few ways to get out of poverty and enlisting in the military is one of the only ways that they can escape living a life of poverty.
Video:
It is important to improve your intercultural communication skills in the work environment because you are not only communicating with upper management but customers as well. You want to make a good impression as well as have the least amount of miscommunications in the work place. You want to create an efficient atmosphere to have business transactions along with creating an atmosphere free of conflict and complication.