Cultural competence involves understanding and appreciating cultural differences to enhance relationships. It can be developed by valuing diversity, evaluating personal perceptions and attitudes, building knowledge of other cultures, and adapting to diverse cultures. Effective communication involves adjusting one's communication style to different styles between generations. Positive relationships are made the most of through strategies like using emotional intelligence in conversations, spending time with respected people, working through tensions, taking risks, finding a compatible dating pattern, and coping with relationship failures.

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Ch. 9 Diversity-Communication: Making Relationships
Diversity- the state or fact of being diverse, difference, unlikeness
1. What is cultural competence? How can you develop it?
- The ability to understand and appreciate differences among people and adjust
behavior in ways that enhance relationships and communication.
- Valuing diversity, identifying and evaluating personal perceptions and attitudes,
being aware of what happens, when different cultures interact, building knowledge
about other cultures, and using learning to adapt to diverse cultures that are
encountered.
2. How can you communicate effectively?
- One way is to adjust to communication styles, and also identify you communication
style in which you can adjust to these styles between generations.
3. How can you make the most of personal relationships?
- Use positive relationship strategies such as, approaching people and conversations
with emotional intelligence, spend time with people you respect and admire, work
through tensions, take risks, find a dating pattern that fits you, and find ways to cope
if a relationship fails.