Intercultural communication as the Communication Process
QUESTION:
Triandis (1995) argues that individualistic and collectivistic cultures can differ with respect to whether relations among people in the culture are horizontal or vertical. Apply and analyze these concepts to Trinidad and Tobago (or the Caribbean island/country that is native to you.) Use your arguments/discussion to explain at least three dominant or subculture phenomena of the contemporary culture life of the island.
In studying intercultural communication there are many philosophies and theories that define\ intercultural communication. Ting-Toome (1999) describes intercultural communication as the communication process between members of different cultural communities. Intercultural communication takes place through an individual’s interaction with dissimilar cultures. Culture and communication requite each other but they are characteristics that define and determine each one distinctively to aid in one’s apprehension of the both terms.
Nowadays we live in an era where technology has brought us closer together with the invention of the World Wide Web because of the massive stream of information available at one’s fingertips. Technology has increasingly enhanced communication between cultures worldwide and the cultural diversity of some countries have increased through the migration .New cultural identities have been created because of our interaction with those dissimilar to one’s culture and the availability of information on the internet. Mc Luhan (1967) states that we live in a global village, which is the world that we live in where communication technology unites people in remote parts of the world and connects persons that we may never meet face-to-face. Since the internet allows for the access of information. Dr Geert Hofstede (1980), a psychologist known for his “Cultural Dimension Theory,” that assists in analyzing a country’s culture. Such dimensions include small versus large power distance cultures, masculinity versus
Triandis (1995) argues that individualistic and collectivistic cultures can differ with respect to whether relations among people in the culture are horizontal or vertical. Apply and analyze these concepts to Trinidad and Tobago (or the Caribbean island/country that is native to you.) Use your arguments/discussion to explain at least three dominant or subculture phenomena of the contemporary culture life of the island.
In studying intercultural communication there are many philosophies and theories that define\ intercultural communication. Ting-Toome (1999) describes intercultural communication as the communication process between members of different cultural communities. Intercultural communication takes place through an individual’s interaction with dissimilar cultures. Culture and communication requite each other but they are characteristics that define and determine each one distinctively to aid in one’s apprehension of the both terms.
Nowadays we live in an era where technology has brought us closer together with the invention of the World Wide Web because of the massive stream of information available at one’s fingertips. Technology has increasingly enhanced communication between cultures worldwide and the cultural diversity of some countries have increased through the migration .New cultural identities have been created because of our interaction with those dissimilar to one’s culture and the availability of information on the internet. Mc Luhan (1967) states that we live in a global village, which is the world that we live in where communication technology unites people in remote parts of the world and connects persons that we may never meet face-to-face. Since the internet allows for the access of information. Dr Geert Hofstede (1980), a psychologist known for his “Cultural Dimension Theory,” that assists in analyzing a country’s culture. Such dimensions include small versus large power distance cultures, masculinity versus
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