Chapter 3 Review

What is the difference between acculturation and enculturation?

What is ethnocentrism? What is a possible benefit of cultural

clash? Improving cultural understanding—how?

Chapter 3 - Communication, Culture, and Identity

VERBAL COMMUNICATION + INTERPERSONAL

Chapter 4 Recap/Lecture

What is verbal communication?

Written Face-to-face Use of words to communicate message Part of communicating effectively Relationship to interpersonal

communication? http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-hGDlifwhg

Use of Symbols

Language = System of Symbols Words = Verbal Symbols Grammar = Rules for use of

words/symbols Encoding and Decoding – difference?

Verbal symbols…. Are symbolic

Impacted by culture? Evolve

Over timeBecause of technologyExamples?

Vary in level of abstractionCan be intentional (strategic ambiguity,

equivocation “You are always so kind to me! Thanks for the

gift!”, euphemisms “Pardon me while I run to the powder room.” )

Verbal symbols … Have denotative and connotative meaning

Difference?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F-ayEU3DBU

What are the denotative meanings of these words? What could be the connotative meanings?HotScrubCrazyBadJumpingThirstySwag

Verbal symbols….are powerful

Negatively Positively

Static Evaluation Polarizaion Reifiicaion Muting Sexist language Racist language Homophobic language Albeist language

Building relationships Inclusion Confirmation Problem solving

Group Chat The Power of Language. Complete the slip

of paper on the power of language. Have a discussion with your group.Discuss how those words would negatively

impact interpersonal communication ○ (e.g. if used, would you continue to communicate?

Change the way you communicate? Change your perceptions of that person?)

At end of discussion, on back of your slip—what did you learn? Any word surprise you? Altered any of your current views?

Improving Verbal Communication Perspective taking I-Messages Understanding ladder of abstraction Indexing Probing middle ground

Influences on Verbal Symbols

Sex and Gender

Two-culture theory Some argue:

Women use: more rapport talk, modifiers, polite talk

Also align those traits with femininity Debate over if difference exist

Application Exercise

Application Exercise #3 (Worth 10 points): There’s a current debate over if there is a difference between

the way men and women communicate verbally. Observe a conversation between a male and female (either out in public or on a television show). Focus on their verbal communication. What differences do you notice in terms of the way each sex communicated with each other? How did these differences (or similarities) appear to impact interpersonal communication? Also discuss examples of how the two sexes communicated on an interpersonal level by reflecting on some of the terms you learned this chapter (e.g. connotative vs. denotative meaning, other factors impacting their use of symbols, their use of verbal symbols in positive or negative ways). Did your findings align with how you feel about the current debate? Must use terminology from the text. Can include as paragraphs or as lists (of sentences and short phrases—not 2 words). Must be typed.

Culture and Ethnicity Theories to help understand

Symbolic interactionismSapir-Whorf hypothesis

○ Linguistic determinism○ Linguistic relativity

Phatic communication Code switching Codabiliy Speech communities Idioms

How do we use idioms in the US?

Generation

Differences based onShared experiencesNew technologies (or lack thereof)Co-culture

Context

Determines appropriateness e.g. “Shut up” Consider all elements in environment,

such as:SituationTimeRelationshipNonverbal cues

○ Relationship between verbal and nonverbal○ Will discuss with Chapter 5

Food for thought

Consider the role of verbal communication:

How difficult would it be to have interpersonal communication without

using verbal communication?

Let’s play our version of CHARADES and see!