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Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

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In this chapter, we started by discussing what the word “culture” means while also considering the<br />

concepts of co-culture and microcultures. We then looked at the critical functions that culture performs<br />

in our daily lives. Next, we discussed the intersection of culture and communication. Lastly, we ended<br />

this chapter discussing how you can improve your intercultural communication skills.<br />

End of Chapter<br />

Key Terms<br />

• Behavioral CQ<br />

• Belief<br />

• Co-Culture<br />

• Cognitive CQ<br />

• Collective Self-Esteem<br />

• Collectivism<br />

• Cultural Intelligence<br />

• Culture<br />

• Culture as Normative<br />

• Dominant Culture<br />

• Ethnocentrism<br />

• Face<br />

• Feminine<br />

• High-Context Cultures<br />

• Importance <strong>to</strong> Identity<br />

• Indigenous Peoples<br />

• Individualism<br />

• Indulgence<br />

• Long-Term Orientation<br />

• Low-Context Cultures<br />

• Masculine<br />

• Membership Esteem<br />

• Metacognitive CQ<br />

• Microculture<br />

• Motivational CQ<br />

• Norms<br />

• Ostracized<br />

• Power Distance<br />

• Private Collective Esteem<br />

• Public Collective Self-Esteem<br />

• Restraint<br />

• Rules<br />

• Short-Term Orientation<br />

• Stereotype<br />

• Uncertainty Avoidance<br />

• Values<br />

Real World Case Study<br />

Roy and Jalissa originally met in graduate school. On the first day that Jalissa walked<br />

in<strong>to</strong> grad school, she was glad <strong>to</strong> see someone else near her age, which was older than<br />

the average student in the class. Even though Roy was White and Jalissa was African<br />

American, the two immediately felt drawn <strong>to</strong> each other. Before they knew it, Jalissa and<br />

Roy were inseparable. Jalissa’s husband started <strong>to</strong> get jealous of Roy until he met Roy<br />

and realized that Roy was gay.<br />

Over the years, the two graduated and went <strong>to</strong> different jobs that were close <strong>to</strong> each<br />

other. Roy and Jalissa still would get <strong>to</strong>gether regularly and go shopping, go <strong>to</strong> the movies,<br />

have dinner, etc. The two of them considered themselves as highly culturally intelligent<br />

people. Jalissa was a Dean of Diversity at a liberal arts college, and Roy taught cultural<br />

studies at a large research university. The two often had pet names for each other that<br />

people outside of their relationship could view as racist or homophobic, but they knew<br />

the spirit behind their pet names was meant in jest and not ignorance, ethnocentrism,<br />

or fear.<br />

<strong>Interpersonal</strong> <strong>Communication</strong> 212

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