CO 1013 Study Guide - Final Guide: High-Context And Low-Context Cultures, Enculturation, Staling
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2: culture and society, culture is the totality of learned, shared symbols, language, values and norms that distinguish one group of people from another. Culture is not necessarily related to our nationality (is our status as a citizen of a particular country). Culture also vary in norms (rules or expectations that guide people"s behavior in a culture. : culture affects communication, individualistic vs collectivism. Individualistic culture: people believe that their primary responsibility is to themselves. Examples: usa and uk: collectivistic culture: people are taught that their primary responsibility is to their families, their communities, and their employers. Ex: china and japan: high vs low context culture, low context culture: people are expected to be direct and to say what they mean. Ex: united states: high context culture: people are taught to speak in a less-direct way and to infer meaning from contextual cues such as nonverbal signals.
