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    Cultural Differences in Communication Ilana Diallo COMM 200 Kristy Nelson December 17‚ 2010 Cultural Differences in Communication Culture differences in communication is simply one way of stating that communication is diverse and requires one to use with precision. Being able to communicate your message within different communities and cultures it is important to understand the differences and how it may affect the response by the certain targeted people group. Dealing with cultural

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    Introduction What is cognitive dissonance? How can it be used in our daily lives? These are some of the questions that social psychologists ask each day to explain people’s behavior. When it comes to how we act as individuals‚ there are all kinds of words and expressions that we can use. We can use words that can describe us physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally‚ but when it comes to the way that we describe ourselves in our social worlds‚ we have a harder time. Dealing with our social worlds and

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    thanks giving day it had to be the people and the food - I experienced. First of all‚ if you’re going to a city like Mexico‚ I feel you blend some of the cultural experience already. The people were outgoing and outspoken in their language of course. The food was awesome and the different cultures that were located in that area. My best cultural experiences would be when you are together with your family. Living and enjoying the overall moment that you are living for during the holidays especially

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    The cultural influence of difference in focus and categorization In the research article‚ “The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception” provided by Richard E. Nisbett and Yuri Miyamoto‚ there is evidence that perceptual processes are influenced by culture. The research found that Western cultures focus on salient objects and use rules and categorization for purposes of organizing the environment‚ whereas‚ East Asian cultures focus more holistically on relationships and similarities

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    Misunderstandings Every country has its own culture which is different from other countries’. Therefore‚ differences in cultures can make communication misunderstanding. Cultural differences increase the likelihood of misunderstanding as well. If people speak different languages‚ the danger of bad translation is obvious. But even if people speak the same language‚ they may communicate in different ways. Common differences are between high-context and low-context communication. Low-context communication stands

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    There are six principles of cross-cultural communication. The first principle states that the less someone understands about a culture and the more differences among one another the more difficulties they will have with communication. The second principle states that breakdowns occur due to cultural differences. The third principle is the belief that communicating across cultures helps people to better understand their own communication actions. They become more aware of the hand gestures and word

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    Cultural Differences Paper Cultural Differences Introduction Many people throughout the world indentify themselves by their cultural background. It is common knowledge that there are many different cultures throughout the world. Each culture has its similarities and differences. Every individual has multiple identities Race‚ ethnic‚ gender‚ national‚ regional‚ organizational‚ personal‚ cyber/fantasy—that act in concert. The importance of any single identity is a result of the situation. As

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    differently (better?) in different countries. Bring evidence from empirical studies. Increasing research states that HR practices have different effects in different countries because of institutional/cultural differences. Hence‚ companies that shape their HR practices based upon these geographical differences should have better firm performance according to Fey et al. (2008). Fey et al. (2008) made a choice of the five most popular HR practices in research‚ being: Performance appraisal Employee

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    Cognitive Dissonance How do human beings make decisions? What triggers a person to take action at any given point? These are all questions that I will attempt to answer with my theoretical research into Leon Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance‚ as well as many of the other related theories. We often do not realize the psychological events that take place in our everyday lives. It is important to take notice of theories‚ such as the balance theory‚ the congruency theory and the cognitive

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    What are cultural differences between Malaysia and other countries? In general culture can define as a way of life and process of development of the personality‚ spirit‚ mind‚ and the human effort in a community or cluster. Culture can be understood as the creation of human community in various forms‚ whether tangible or intangible. Culture it’s very important because it show the difference between societies to another society. The cultural features are obtained through a learning process

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