Concepts of “culture”: Implications for intercultural communication research

Moon, Dreama G.

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“…The initial training was developed by anthropologists and linguists and included anthropological theories of culture at the time. However, this content was subsequently excluded after complaints from training participants who thought it was too hard to understand and not practical (Moon, 1996). Much of the training that has followed has represented societies as culturally homogenous and static, ignoring the complex and fluid nature of culture.…”

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“…Smaller cultural units, such as tone of voice, gestures, orientations towards time and spatial relations, became the focus (Leeds-Hutwitz 1990). The anthropological content was replaced with an approach which focused on the intercultural encounters between individuals (Moon, 1996). The FSI trainees were much more receptive to Hall's revised program.…”

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“…The majority of intercultural communication research that followed Hofstede has conceptualised 'culture' as a variable in positivist research projects (Moon, 1996), ignoring the fluid nature of culture and contextual factors.…”

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“…The development of cultural training has largely been attributed to the work of anthropologist Edward T. Hall 8 during the early 1950s (Leeds-Hurtwitz, 1990: Moon, 1996. Hall was among several other anthropologists and linguists, employed by the American Foreign Service Institute (FSI) to provide language and cultural training to Foreign Service officials (Leeds-Hurwitz 1990;Rogers et al 2002).…”

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“…Hall (1956:10) wrote: 'microanalysis, when used, seems to be much more acceptable and more readily handled by the layman'. The method of delivery was an intensive, daylong workshop and included anecdotal accounts of intercultural encounters and role plays (Moon, 1996;Rogers et al, 2002). This shift in focus is critical in explaining the disjunction between how culture is conceptualised by contemporary crosscultural training and anthropological theories of culture.…”

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Aboriginal cultural awareness training for mine employees is increasingly being implemented at Australian mining operations. The training aims to foster good relationships between companies and Aboriginal people and increase Aboriginal employment within the industry by educating miners about 'Aboriginal culture'.However, there is very little either academic or practitioner literature available about how the training is constructed, delivered, its content, or efficacy. iv

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Intercultural Communication

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2017

The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication

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Intercultural communication involves the study of differences (and similarities) within and between cultures. With its history in the US Foreign Services Institute's need to train diplomats sent on international missions to evolving into its own disciplinary identity, the field has always represented the multiple theoretical and methodological approaches of its scholars while continuing to remain reflexive of its contributions to knowledge. Within organizational communication, intercultural communication has predominantly been addressed from the perspective of diverse domestic US groups based on gender and race. However, as organizational communication tries to shed its US and European dominance, more research pertaining to international and subaltern perspectives or intercultural organizational communication is now available. In addition, the discussion explains cultural dimensions: universalism versus particularism, individualism versus collectivism, neutral versus affective, masculinity versus femininity, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, and high context versus low context.

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Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Formation

Halualani,

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2023

The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication

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Concepts of “culture”: Implications for intercultural communication research

Cited by 129 publications

References 47 publications

Negotiating Aboriginal culture in the Australian mining industry: a case study of cultural awareness training

Negotiating Aboriginal culture in the Australian mining industry: a case study of cultural awareness training

Intercultural Communication

Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Formation

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