Cultural Differences in Communication

The term "culture" means a complex collection of knowledge, folklore, language, rules, rituals, customs, lifestyles, attitudes, beliefs, customs, which connect with groups of people and provide general identity To do. Culture takes a long time to develop. There are many things that can establish identity, give meaning to life, define your achievements, and define how you should behave. Distribution and exercise of power form attitudes towards authority. The manner in which people keep themselves economically and the management method for obtaining necessities of necessities determine the individual's specified roles and the relationship between them.

Culture Because different cultures communicate in different ways, you must understand the culture of your target audience in order to communicate effectively. For example, in the eyes of people, people with different cultures have different meanings. To understand and not get angry is important to be culturally sensitive. Communication must be accessible. Regardless of how creative and potentially effective your information is, if your audience can not access that information, it will not make a big difference. You have to put it where they can not miss, which means using channels that they most likely notice. I will explain this problem in detail later.

People with different cultural backgrounds have different communication methods and it is well known that the difference in communication method is the main cause of misunderstanding, retreat and conflict in intercultural communication. Personal communication is a combination of linguistic and nonverbal elements shaped and reformed by common cultural values, worldview, norms, and the way they belong. Definitely understanding the basic patterns of communication and the basic ideology that creates it helps to reduce cultural barriers that interfere with cross-cultural relations and cooperation. In this article, we will first introduce the main theoretical framework used to explain the culture. Next, I introduce the basic pattern of communication style and explain the relationship between culture and language.

Cultural differences in communication style and the possibility of differences in cultural values ​​and ways of thinking are the main reasons for misunderstandings, distrust and conflict in intercultural communication. It often causes group-based identity recognition, and corresponding stereotypes and prejudices. Let's go to members of 'external group' with different cultures. A typical example is the difference in the communication method discussed in the previous section where long-standing conflicts between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs reflect deeply different cultural values ​​and views It may be due in part. History of relationships between the two countries characterized by conflicts, terrible power and religious conflicts, violence, casualties and suffering