"Intercultural communication is a discipline that studies communication across different cultures and social groups, or how culture affects communication."
This topic covers the study of communication between people of different cultures, including cultural differences in communication styles and barriers to intercultural communication.
Culture: The shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that characterize a group or society.
Communication: The process of exchanging information, ideas, and feelings between two or more people.
Stereotyping: A simplified and standardized conception or image that represents a group or individual.
Prejudice: A predisposition or attitude towards a group or individual that is not based on reason or experience.
Discrimination: The act of treating someone unfairly or unjustly based on their race, gender, age, religion or other factors.
Identity: An individual's understanding of who they are, both individually and as part of a group or community.
Language: A system of communication that involves the use of symbols, gestures, and sounds to convey meaning.
Nonverbal communication: The use of non-linguistic cues such as facial expressions, body posture, and gestures to communicate.
Power: The ability to influence or control others and/or resources.
Socialization: The process through which individuals acquire the norms, values, and beliefs of a particular culture or society.
Intercultural communication competence: The ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people from different cultures.
Ethnocentrism: The belief that one's own culture is superior to other cultures.
Cross-cultural adaptation: The process of adjusting to a new cultural environment.
Acculturation: The process of adopting the customs, values, and behaviors of a culture other than one's own.
Diversity: The range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, and sexual orientation.
Globalization: The process by which the world's economies, societies, and cultures become more integrated and interconnected.
Conflict resolution: The process of managing and resolving conflicts between individuals or groups.
Cultural sensitivity: The awareness and understanding of cultural differences and the ability to adjust one's behavior accordingly.
Intercultural relationships: Relationships between individuals from different cultures.
Communication ethics: The principles and values that guide ethical behavior in communication interactions.
Nonverbal communication: It involves communication through body language, facial expressions, posture, and gestures.
Verbal communication: It is the exchange of words, through different languages, dialects, or accents.
Intergroup communication: This occurs when individuals from different social or cultural groups come into contact and interact.
Cross-cultural communication: It involves the exchange of messages between individuals or groups with different cultural backgrounds.
Intercultural conflict management: It deals with communication barriers that may arise when dealing with disagreements and conflicts in social, cultural, and political contexts.
Global communication: It refers to communication among people from different countries or regions, often involving issues of language, political, and economic differences.
Intercultural competence: It involves a set of skills and traits required to effectively interact and communicate with people from different cultures.
Cultural diplomacy: It involves using communication as a tool to promote cultural understanding and develop relationships between individuals and nations.
Socio-linguistics: It is the study of how language is used in social contexts and how social factors affect language use and communication.
Diaspora communication: It refers to communication between members of a diaspora community, typically sharing a common culture or nationality, living dispersed across different regions.
"It describes the wide range of communication processes and problems that naturally appear within an organization or social context made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds."
"It seeks to understand how people from different countries and cultures act, communicate, and perceive the world around them."
"Intercultural communication focuses on the recognition and respect of those with cultural differences."
"The goal is mutual adaptation between two or more distinct cultures which leads to biculturalism/multiculturalism rather than complete assimilation."
"It promotes the development of cultural sensitivity and allows for empathic understanding across different cultures."
"...individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds."
"...how culture affects communication."
"Communication processes and problems that naturally appear within an organization or social context..."
"Intercultural communication focuses on the recognition and respect of those with cultural differences."
"The goal is mutual adaptation between two or more distinct cultures which leads to biculturalism/multiculturalism rather than complete assimilation."
"It promotes the development of cultural sensitivity and allows for empathic understanding across different cultures."
"It promotes the development of cultural sensitivity and allows for empathic understanding across different cultures."
"Intercultural communication is a discipline that studies communication across different cultures and social groups..."
"It seeks to understand how people from different countries and cultures act, communicate, and perceive the world around them."
"It describes the wide range of communication processes and problems that naturally appear within an organization..."
"...made up of individuals from different religious, social, ethnic, and educational backgrounds."
"Communication across different cultures and social groups."
"The goal is mutual adaptation between two or more distinct cultures which leads to biculturalism/multiculturalism."
"Intercultural communication is a discipline that studies communication across different cultures and social groups."