COMM 335 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I World Languages II Languages III Language and perception IV Vocabulary V Grammar and syntax VI Arabic and Arabian culture VII Cultural variations in language VIII Communication styles IX Contextual Rules X Third culture style XI Discourse Outline of Current Lecture I Communication Strategies a Assimilation b Accommodation c Separation d Labels Current Lecture I Assimilation Trying to become like dominant group 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 II III IV a Nonassertive assimilation emphasizing commonalities b Assertive assimilation reduce opportunities to present your culture c Aggressive assimilation you are not associated to the group you belong to Accommodation involves adapting to dominant group a Nonassertive increasing visibility b Assertive campaigns for people to learn more of your culture c Aggressive more confrontational about own culture Separation trying to remain separated from dominant group a Nonassertive Most common avoid interaction b Assertive communicating self exemplifying strengths embracing stereotypes c Aggressive terrorists tactics Labels a We often use labels to refer to other people and ourselves they acknowledge particular aspects of our social identity b Labels convey many levels of meaning and establish particular kinds of relationships between speaker and listener can communicate closeness partner friend lover or hostility spic gook camel jockey c Groups in power normally do the labeling but do not get labeled d Labels change over time
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