BU208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: High-Context And Low-Context Cultures, Nonverbal Communication, Universities Admission Index
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And of appropriate values, norms, attitudes, and behaviors. Affects our concepts of gender, age and social class. Learn our ideas about: race, ethnicity, religious practices, sexual orientation, physical appearance and ability, regional and national characteristic. Communication difficulties occur when: take our culture behavior for granted, assume they are normal . In 2013, potential retirees (aged 55-64) will outnumber young workers (15-24) Cultural assumptions and expectations determine both the form and content of every business interactions. Peoples cultural values and beliefs determine their communication styles. Most info is inferred from the context of a message. Context is less important, most info is explicitly spelled out. Non verbal acts conceptualistic, indirect emotional expression. Reinforce or does not reinforce traditional masculine work role model of male achievement, power and control. Degree to which a society embraces long term devotion to traditional forward thinking values. Body language, spatial arrangements, time, eye contact, gestures, touch.
