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CMNS 3510 TRU Hofstedes Cultural Dimensions Chapter Reading Worksheet
CMNS 3510 – Chapter 5 Reading Questions
JOURNAL TASK A.
A] Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
- For each cultural dimension, fill in the box with a brief description of each side of the continuum. And then, place yourself on this continuum. But also, think about where other members of your family, friends, and community would sit. This helps you to see your own individual orientations to cultural contexts.
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| 1. Orientation to Identity: Orientation to Identity: Individualism-Collectivism
Description – what’s the difference in emphasis between each side? |
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| Where would you place yourself on this continuum? Friends? Family? | |
| 2. Orientation to empathy: Masculinity – Femininity
Description – what values are associated with each side? |
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| Where would you place yourself on this continuum? Friends? Family? | |
| 3. Orientation to Hierarchy: Power distance
Description – how do cultures express their relative tolerance for inequality? |
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| Where would you place yourself on this continuum? Friends? Family? | |
| 4. Orientation to Structure: Uncertainty Avoidance
Description – how do cultures express their relative tolerance of ambiguity? |
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| Where would you place yourself on this continuum? Friends? Family? | |
| 5. Orientation to Stability: Long-term – short-term Orientation
How do cultures give value to responsibilities, commitments, and social relationships? |
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| Where would you place yourself on this continuum? Friends? Family? |
- What do you think might be some of the limitations or problems with adopting this model of Cultural Dimensions? How do you think these dimensions could best be used to help us with intercultural communication?
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B] Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s Value Orientations
Assumption: All cultures face universal problems and questions. How they orient their approaches to these is an expression of their values.
| Value Orientation | Summarize | How would you answer the question?
Have you had experiences of conflict around these types of values in your own life? |
| Man-Nature
What is the relationship of humans to nature? |
Is the ongoing exchange and change of resources, the service nature and humans provide to each other | |
| Activity Orientation
What is the modality of human activity? Or: What is the best way to live a life? |
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| Time Orientation
What is the temporal focus of human life? |
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| Human Nature Orientation
Are we born good, evil or a mixture? |
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| Relational Orientation
What is the modality of our relationship to others? How do we view the organization of society? |
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- C) Schwartz’s Cultural Taxonomy
Finish the sentences, describing the key element of each category.
| Autonomy vs. Embeddedness | |
| In Autonomous view, people find meaning ….
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In embeddedness view, people find meaning … |
| Hierarchy vs. Egalitarianism | |
| Cultures that value hierarchy, value…
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Cultures that value egalitarianism, value …. |
| Mastery vs. Harmony | |
| Mastery-focused cultures view nature as ….
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Harmony-focused cultures view nature as …. |
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Can you think of a particular conflict in society – perhaps something in the news or an ongoing issue – that might be grounded in one or more of these oppositions?
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Journal task B
In this Journal Task, I’m asking you to explore some connections between power, social categorization, the role of in-groups in our life, and the ethics of intercultural communication. Write about 200 words
