Cross-Cultural Communication

• What do we mean by culture?
• We tend to think of it as race/country of origin
  
  
• Dictionary definition:
  The customs, civilization, and achievements of a particular time or people
  
  
• Many different aspects, including:
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Occupation
  • Community
  • Background
  • ...?
• Accepted ways of doing things
• Accepted ways of thinking about things
• Accepted ways of interacting
• We are all involved in many different cultures

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