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Culture - Answers -A set of beliefs and values that is held in common by a group which
provides the group an identity. Both physical objects and ideas can act as
manifestations of this culture.
A web of meaning shared by members of a particular society or group within a society.
Attributes of Culture - Answers -- A system of shared beliefs, values, customs,
behaviors, and artifacts that members of a society use to cope with their world and with
one another
-Learned through a process called enculturation
-Shared by members of a society; there is no 'culture of one'
- Patterned, meaning that people in a society live and think in ways forming definite,
repeating patterns
- Changeable, through social interactions between people and groups
- Internalized, in the sense that it is habitual, taken for granted, and perceived as
'natural by people within the society
Cultural Adaptation - Answers -Described how people adapt to other cultures.
- Assimilation
- Adaptation
Assimilation - Answers -The process of resocialization that seeks to replace one's
original worldview with that of the host culture
Adaptation - Answers -The process whereby one's worldview is expanded to include
behavior and values appropriate to the host culture
Organizational Culture - Answers -Comprises the attitudes, values, goals, beliefs, and
behaviors characteristic of the institution that are rooted in traditions, customs, and
practices and influenced by leadership
, It is a 'persistent, patterned way of thinking about the central tasks of and human
relationships within an organization. Culture is to an organization what personality is to
individuals.
It will dictate how an organization responds to different situational challenges. It shapes
how the military views the environment and adapts to meet current and future
challenges.
Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS) - Answers -1. Denial
(Ethnocentric)
2. Defense (Ethnocentric)
3. Minimization (Ethnocentric)
4. Acceptance (Ethnorelative)
5. Adaptation (Ethnorelative)
6. Integration (Ethnorelative)
Ethnocentric - Answers -Using one's own set of standards and customs to judge all
people, often unconsciously
Ethnocentric Stages - Answers -1. Denial (people are unable to construe cultural
differences in complex ways)
2. Defense (People have more ability to construe cultural difference, but they attach
negative evaluations to it)
3. Minimization (People at this stage bury cultural differences within already-familiar
categories of physical and philosophical similarity)
Ethnorelative - Answers -Being comfortable with many standards and customs and
having an ability to adapt behavior and judgements to a variety of interpersonal settings.
Ethnorelative Stages - Answers -1. Acceptance (people at this stage enjoy recognizing
and exploring cultural differences)
2. Adaptation (people use knowledge about their own and others' cultures to
intentionally shift into a different cultural frame of reference. The can empathize or take
another person's perspective)
3. Integration (people at this stage attempt to reconcile the sometimes conflicting
cultural frames that they have internalized)
Cross-Cultural Competency (3C) within the Organization - Answers -The ability to
quickly understand and effectively act in a culture different from one's own.
- Vital element for military and civilian who need to interact with people from other
cultures both in the US and overseas.
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