COMM 335 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I Power II Fair trade III Hidden histories IV race Outline of Current Lecture I Intercultural communication and history II Contact hypothesis Current Lecture I II How history affects intercultural communication a Antecedents of contact things that happened in the past that shapes the conversation b Childhood experiences c Historical myths about our culture d The language we speak e The tendency to be affected by recent vivid events Contact hypothesis a Notion that better communication will occur if different groups are put together in the same place and allowed to interact b No historical support is used in the U S and abroad to develop public policies and programs c Eight conditions necessary for contact to facilitate positive attitude change i Members of both groups should be of equal status within and outside contact situation ii Strong normative institutional support need to be provided iii Contact should be voluntary iv Contact cannot be superficial need to have the potential to be extended beyond immediate situation v Cooperation between groups should be maximized equal number of members should meet These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute vi vii Group members should have similar beliefs and values Individuation of group members should be promoted
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