Some cultures may endure in silence and not putting too much of their insight out in the open for everyone to hear and others are very persistent in making their point of view known to everyone around them without hesitation. Whatever the case may be, everyone has their own individual way of expressing themselves in relation to their background/culture. Of course, we must respect those possibilities and find it in the best of our abilites to still remain in consensus with communication rules and theories.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
cultural differences within communication
In terms of the social constructivist perspective, communicating through different cultures allows individuals to express themselves effectively and further explore the diversity that exists within small group communication as well as individual conversations. If everyone were more aware of these different social standings and cultural changes, then the levels of communicating would not be difficult to engage in and understand. I have personally encountered instances where communicating was more strenuous than other cases because of language barriers, unawareness of other cultural indifferences, ignorant on ways to go around those barriers, etc. When I am able to fully captivate others' perspectives and there is fluidity, it brings more happiness within that group because it is in sync and on one main point of view. Success within these concepts is also important because it allows the speakers and audience to be fully integrated on what is being said.
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I totally agree with your opinion! I feel like many people are quick to judge others because they don't understand them. Language barrieres are huge to overcome. Some languages have words in them that can't be articulated in English. In such instances, the person may struggle to find an appropriate word to use, but instead may use offensive language. For example, my mothers friend is Polish, and the only word that she had every been taught to use while speaking about someones backside was the word "ass". My mother explained how her and her friend would be at work, and her friend would say something about her ass. In response, many of her co-workers looked at her a little weird because she was using such language. She did not intend to upset them, but didn't now how to communicate with them in the culturally correct way. Over time the Polish woman learned the "correct" language to use and her co-workers learned that she meant no harm, but at first it must have been an amazingly frustrating experince!
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