COMMUNICATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SETTING

Deals with the comparison of different cultures. One culture is often considered “the norm” and all other cultures are compared or contrasted to the dominant culture.

• Multicultural

• Intercultural

• Cross-cultural

• Communication

Refers to a society that contains several cultural or ethnic groups. People live alongside one another, but each cultural group does not necessarily have engaging interactions with each other.

• Multicultural

• Intercultural

• Cross-cultural

• Communication

1. Refers to the membership and acceptance into a larger cultural group that shares a system of tradition, norms and values. It involves the people’s standards of appropriate and inappropriate behavior

• Multicultural

• Intercultural

• Cross-cultural

• Communication

Refers to the membership and acceptance into a larger cultural group that share a system of tradition, norms and values. It involves the people’s standards of appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

• Gender Role

• Social Class

• Age Identity

• Cultural Identity

In some culture, dresses and skirts are proudly worn by men. While women, in another culture, are not only seen nursing children at home but they also run a country or lead a nation.

• Cultural Identity

• Gender Role

• Religious Identity

• Social Class

Refers to how people feel and think about themselves as they age. Not all children are innocent and childish, even adults are not all matured and responsible.

• Age Identity

• Social Class

• Religious Identity

• Cultural Identity

Is the rank assigned by the society to its members according to their income, titles, possessions, etc. people’s perception of another’s social class affects the way they communicate.

• Gender Role

• Age Identity

• Religious Identity

• Social Class

Refers to the active or inactive membership of a person to a certain religious organization. Some see themselves as members of various religious groups.

• Gender Role

• Cultural Identity

• Religious Identity

• Social Class

the first language is the basis of how one initially thinks, behaves, and communicates with others. Second language has a lesser effect unless it becomes the predominant language.

• 1. Mother Tongue and Secondary Languages

• Neighborhood

• Education

• 1. Ancestry, Parents, and Families

one’s birth creates a variety of perspectives about his/her cultural characteristics as well as how others perceive him/her.

• Physical Features

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Gender