Case Study: Cross-Cultural Stereotypes and Communication Read the scenarios below and write a 2 - 4 page paper (excluding cover page) that addresses the following: Analyze cross-cultural contact that police officers and civilian employees have with citizens‚ victims‚ suspects‚ and coworkers. Cultural differences may lead to erroneous conclusions about Asian/Pacific American behaviors. These misunderstandings can cause the entire system to become involved in a family’s life (courts‚ district
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Cross-Cultural Stereotypes and Communication Wendy Kinsey Kaplan University CJ 246 (section-01) Stacie Haen-Darden July 28‚ 2011 Scenario 1: Asian/Pacific American Using Coining to Heal Seng Chang and Kaying Lor had the couple’s Children taken on April 30 when some employee’s At Sherman Elementary School noticed marks on the children’s bodies. After the family had been in court on Monday‚ the couple been notified that there would be no charges and they would receive their children
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for any career not only police officers. However‚ police officers deal with the community everyday who look at them as role models. The uniform has an extreme effect on the community and it must be portrayed in a positive light. Police officers run around in dirt‚ blood‚ and really anything you can think of. However‚ during the job it is important to clean yourself up if you get dirty. In addition‚ a police officer must be able to be differentiated from a regular civilian. They are differentiated
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intercultural communication. The adequacy of the understanding of the actions and their causes depend building a relationship with another person. Therefore‚ stereotypes allow to speculate on the causes and possible consequences of their own and others ’ actions. A person is endowed by certain traits and qualities with the stereotypes‚ and it is predicted behavior on this basis. Thus‚ stereotypes play a very important role - in communications‚ in general‚ and in the process of intercultural contacts.
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Intercultural Communication Rini Anggun Pertiwi 2 chs Education A 0902443 Chapter Report: Chapter 1 Cross-Cultural Contact with Americans American‚ as it is explained in the beginning of chapter 1‚ is described as the people who were born‚ raised and lives in the United State. We will find that Americans are consists of many people from different races‚ religions and ethnics. A lot of culture‚ might be‚ live together in the same area. Before‚ they called it as “melting pot”
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Cross Cultural Communications Sheila Helgeland 11/1/201 Cross cultural communication in the work place has grown in leaps and bounds. It affects our approach towards work‚ towards time management‚ and getting and giving information. All three of these preferences have a huge impact on teamwork success. Culture may be defined as the complex system of value‚ traits‚ morals‚ knowledge‚ belief‚ religion‚ language‚ art‚ laws‚ and custom shared by a society. Culture teaches people how to behave
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in the same boat."- Bernard Baruch Cross-cultural communication is the process of exchanging meaningful and unambiguous information across cultural boundaries‚ in a way that preserves mutual respect and minimizes antagonism‚ that is‚ it looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds endeavour to communicate. The study of cross-cultural communication was originally found within businesses and the government both seeking to expand globally. Communication is interactive‚ so an important influence
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13 The Impact of Globalization on Cross-Cultural Communication Lowell C. Matthews and Bharat Thakkar Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/45816 1. Introduction In a global environment the ability to communicate effectively can be a challenge. Even when both parties speak the same language there can still be misunderstandings due to ethic and cultural differences. Over the last decade‚ there have been countless examples from the business
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Cross Cultural Communication: Far East Asian Countries This paper gives a short overview of the observed behavioral pattern across some of the far east Asian countries. Understanding these behavioral patterns is important for doing effective communication with people/people group from these countries. The effective communication holds one of the key of establishing business and personal relationship in these countries. This paper also looks into some of concepts and theories in intercultural and
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Cross-Cultural Communication As discussed earlier‚ managers increasingly find themselves functioning within a global environment. This trend toward a borderless world complicates the communication process and thereby threatens the manager’s success when attempting to build rapport‚ probe for information‚ and interpret nonverbal behaviours. Let’s begin this discussion by explaining the role culture plays in the communication process‚ and by pointing out key factors that increase the likelihood of
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