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Unit1

CommunicationAcrossCultures

WarmUp

Questions

1.Whyisitdifficulttoexplaintoablindpersonwhatcolorsare?

2.Doyousometimesfindithardtomakeyourselfproperlyunderstoodbyothers?

Ifyoudo,why

doyouthinkitishard?

Itisverydifficultforpeopletounderstandoneanotheriftheydonotsharethesame

experiences.Ofcourse,weallsharetheexperienceofbeinghuman,buttherearemanyexperiences

whichwedonotshareandwhicharedifferentforallofus.Itisthesedifferentexperiencesthat

makeupwhatiscalled―culture‖inthesocialsciences－thehabitsofeverydaylife,thecuesto

whichpeoplerespond,theautomaticreactionstheyhavetowhatevertheyseeandhear.Theseoften

differ,andthedifferencesmayintroducemisunderstandingswhereweseekunderstanding.

ReadingI

InterculturalCommunication：

AnIntroduction

Comprehensionquestions

1.Isitstilloftenthecasethat“everyone‟squicktoblamethealien”inthecontemporaryworld?

Thisisstillpowerfulintoday‘ssocialandpoliticalrhetoric.Forinstance,itisnotuncommonin

today‘ssocietytohearpeoplesaythatmost,ifnotall,ofthesocialandeconomicproblemsare

causedbyminoritiesandimmigrants.

2.What‟sthedifferencebetweentoday‟sinterculturalcontactandthatofanytimeinthepast?

Today‘sinterculturalencountersarefarmorenumerousandofgreaterimportancethaninany

timeinhistory.

3.Whathavemadeinterculturalcontactaverycommonphenomenoninourlifetoday?

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Newtechnology,intheformoftransportationandcommunicationsystems,hasaccelerated

interculturalcontact;innovativecommunicationsystemshaveencouragedandfacilitatedcultural

interaction;globalizationoftheeconomyhasbroughtpeopletogether;changesinimmigration

patternshavealsocontributedtointerculturalencounter.

4.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“cultureiseverythingandeverywhere”?

Culturesuppliesuswiththeanswerstoquestionsaboutwhattheworldlookslikeandhowwe

liveandcommunicatewithinthatworld.Cultureteachesushowtobehaveinourlifefromthe

instantofbirth.Itisomnipresent.

5.Whatarethemajorelementsthatdirectlyinfluenceourperceptionandcommunication?

Thethreemajorsocio-culturalelementsthatdirectlyinfluenceperceptionandcommunication

areculturalvalues,worldview（religion）,andsocialorganizations（familyandstate）.

6.Whatdoesone‟sfamilyteachhimorherwhileheorshegrowsupinit?

Thefamilyteachesthechildwhattheworldlookslikeandhisorherplaceinthatworld.

7.Whyisitimpossibletoseparateouruseoflanguagefromourculture?

Becauselanguageisnotonlyaformofpreservingculturebutalsoameansofsharingculture.

Languageisanorganized,generallyagreed-upon,learnedsymbolsystemthatisusedtorepresent

theexperienceswithinaculturalcommunity.

8.Whatarethenonverbalbehaviorsthatpeoplecanattachmeaningto?

Peoplecanattachmeaningtononverbalbehaviorssuchasgestures,postures,facialexpressions,

eyecontactandgaze,touch,etc.

9.Howcanafree,culturallydiversesocietyexist?

Afree,culturallydiversesocietycanexistonlyifdiversityispermittedtoflourishwithout

prejudiceanddiscrimination,bothofwhichharmallmembersofthesociety.

DiscoveringProblems:

SlimIsBeautiful?

Questionsfordiscussion

Whichdoyouthinkisthemarkofbeauty,thinorfat?

Whyisitoftensaidthatbeautyisintheeye

ofbeholder?

OnesociologistoncesaidthatwiththegreaterinfluenceofAmericancultureacrosstheworld,

thestandardofabeautyisbecomingmoreandmoreHollywood-like,characterizedbyachiseled

chinandatall,slimfigure.OnecanseesuchbeautifulimagesinalmostanyAmericanmovie.We

Chinesealsosharethenotionthatthestandardideaofbeautyincludesbeingtall,thin,andlight

skinned.Itseemsthatwiththeprocessofglobalization,easternandwesternbeautieslookmoreand

morealike.

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Butwehavetorememberthatthedefinitionofbeautydiffersfromculturetoculture.For

example,Hispanicstandardsoffemalebeautyaretohavebighips,amoderatetan,andashort

height.Asisdescribedinthearticle,insoutheasternNigeria,Coca-Cola-bottlevoluptuousnessis

celebratedandamplebacksidesandbosomsareconsideredidealsoffemalebeauty.

What‘smore,theidealstandardofbeautyvariesfromtimetotime.Forinstance,duringtimes

offamine,theidealstandardofbeautyforwomenisamuchlargerbodysize.Largersizeandmore

bodyfatmayreflectone‘sstatus;foritsuggeststhatthepersoniswellfedandhealthy.Thinness

thenwouldreflectmalnutrition.However,duringtimesofplenty,plumpnessisnotareflectionof

status.Peoplemayea