COM 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ecological Niche, Organizational Culture, Subculture
24 Oct 2018
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***(ting-toomey) a complex frame of reference consisting of patterns of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, symbols, and meanings shared (to varying degrees) by members of a community. Spreads and develops based on communication & proximity/inclusion. Subculture- any social community, group or organization that exhibits communication characteristics, perceptions, values, beliefs and practices that are sufficiently different to distinguish them from other groups, communities or mainstream cultures. Lifestyle (e. g. student athlete, college student, greek life) Each of us is a product of our culture. More specifically, we are dynamically shaped by our cultural memberships. Our communication patterns are the means by which we acquire, evolve, and transmit. Each of us is influenced by multiple cultural memberships. There is a significant variation in how much influence each membership has in a. E. g. organizational culture has the most influence while in the (cid:449)orkpla(cid:272)e, (cid:373)ale ge(cid:374)der (cid:374)or(cid:373)s (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e (cid:373)ost i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)tial (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:862)out (cid:449)/ the gu(cid:455)s(cid:863)
