Cultural Definitions of Communication

1. Cultural Definitions of
Communication
By: Kelsey Sharp

2. An example… Confucianism
“To live in harmony with the universe and with your fellow and through proper
behavior”
Balance and Harmony
Virtue Selflessness
Duty Patriotism
Hard work Respect for hierarchy (societal and familial)

3. 5 Effects of Confucianism on Interpersonal
Communication
Particularism
Role of Intermediaries
Reciprocity
In-group/out-group distinction
Overlap of personal and public relationships

4. Components of Communication
Feedback
Source MessageEncoding
Receiver
Response
DecodingReceiverChannel
Feedback
Noise

5. Telephone
Lack of contextual cues= language misunderstandings
Texting/ SMS Messages are used commonly across many cultures but have
different uses

6. Internet
The worldwide interconnection of individual networks operated by government,
industry, academia, and private parties.
The United Kingdom has the highest percentage of Internet users.
3.17 Billion
Users!!

7. Social Media
Variety of Internet-based platforms
User generated content that allows people to socially interact with one another
online.
Many countries limit or censor the Internet and social media.