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Chapter 4 flashcards | CMST 340 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Quizzes of Cross-Cultural Communication

Words from chapter 4 Class: CMST 340 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION; Subject: Communication Studies; University: Eastern Washington University; Term: Winter 2010;

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TERM 1
Perception
DEFINITION 1
Process by which people select, organize and interpret
sensory stimulation
TERM 2
Beliefs
DEFINITION 2
Attribution of some characteristic to an object
TERM 3
Attitude
DEFINITION 3
predisposed to respond positively, negatively, or neutrally to
certain objects and practices.
TERM 4
Values
DEFINITION 4
Shared idea within a culture about what is important or
desirable.
TERM 5
Norms
DEFINITION 5
Shared standards for accepted and expected behaviors.
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Perception

Process by which people select, organize and interpret

sensory stimulation

TERM 2

Beliefs

DEFINITION 2

Attribution of some characteristic to an object

TERM 3

Attitude

DEFINITION 3

predisposed to respond positively, negatively, or neutrally to

certain objects and practices.

TERM 4

Values

DEFINITION 4

Shared idea within a culture about what is important or

desirable.

TERM 5

Norms

DEFINITION 5

Shared standards for accepted and expected behaviors.

Folkways

Everyday culture practices that are widely accepted.

TERM 7

Mores

DEFINITION 7

Cultural practices that carry moral connotations and impose

stricter constraints on people's behavior than do norms.

TERM 8

Laws

DEFINITION 8

Cultural practices that are codified and usually written down.

TERM 9

Worldview

DEFINITION 9

Overall way people from a certain culture see reality.

TERM 10

Cultural

Gaze

DEFINITION 10

A Culture's way of looking outward at the world

Cultural Loci

Position from which a culture views the world and its own

place in it.

TERM 17

Grounding

DEFINITION 17

Process of establishing a cultural system of meanings.

TERM 18

Authority

DEFINITION 18

Ability to lay claims that are accepted.

TERM 19

Narrative

DEFINITION 19

Recounting of a sequence of events that is told from a

particular point of view.

TERM 20

Grand Narrative

DEFINITION 20

Recounting of a sequence of events claiming universal truth

Engagement

Process whereby people from different cultures present

claims that their narratives represent the true vision of the

world.