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- Co-culture
- shares attributes but not power with the dominant culture
- "doing" orientation
- accomplishments are measurable; "no sooner said than done"
- "past orientation"
- looks to history for guidance
- "P time"
- Stress people over process; deal with time holistically
- kinesics
- body language related to communication
- paralanguage
- how something is said, not the actual meanings of the words
- low-context
- meaning is communicated verbally, directly, and explicitly
- collectivism
- group affiliation takes precedence over individual goals
- "M time"
- time as fixed in nature, lineal and segmented
- "being" orientation
- spontaneous orientation; work for moment; indulgence
- acculturation
- cross-cultural contact resulting in massive changes in cultural patterns
- Islam
- 1.3 billion people. Muhammed = messenger of god. 5 pillars of Islam
- argot
- private vocabulary of a co-culture or group
- slang
- terms understood but not often used in formal society
- dominant culture
- made up of the people who have historically controlled the major institutions within a culture
- "present orientation"
- the moment is the most significant. Future is vague and unknown but the present is real
- "future orientation"
- emphasize the the future and expect it to be even better than than the past. Results in optimism
- Christianity
- monotheistic faith that believes in God and Jesus Christ as a savior. Dominant in US
- Judaism
- Oldest religions. Both culture and religion
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1. What are the protected federal categories of discrimination (7)
2. What is the one protected under Massachusetts law? -
1. Gender, race, religion, age 40 yrs. and above, national origin, disability, and Vietnam veterans
2. Massachusetts protects against discrimination due to sexual orientation - What is Prejudice
- amounts to a rigid and irrational generalization about a group of people
- What is racism?
- belief that one racial group is innately superior to another
- What is apartheid?
- Means separation, the separate majority black people were ruled by minority whites (South Africa)
- What are the 4 steps to culture shock?
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1. Honeymoon - excitement and wonder
2. Shock
3. Recovery and excitement
4. Reverse culture shock going back home