celebrating diversity
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CELEBRATING DIVERSITY. AUGUST 29 , 2013. presented by SASKATOON OPEN DOOR SOCIETY CULTURAL BRIDGING PROGRAM This program is supported by. OUTLINE. Understanding Culture Newcomer Experience Beyond The Surface Intercultural Communication. What is culture? How do you define culture? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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OUTLINE
Understanding Culture
Newcomer Experience
Beyond The Surface
Intercultural Communication
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What is culture? How do you define culture? What is culture to you?
Where does culture come from? Where do you learn culture?
Why does it matter?What is its value?
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“refers to shared patterns of learned behaviors and values
that are transmitted over time, and that distinguish the
members of the one group from another. In this broad
sense culture can include: ethnicity, language, religion and
spiritual beliefs, gender, socio-economic class, age, sexual
orientation, geographic origin, group history, education,
upbringing and life experiences”The Canadian Nurse Association (2004)
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Exploring Perspectives
“What is required goes beyond mere tolerance or sympathy or sensitivity – emotions which can
offer be willed into existence by a generous soul.
True cultural sensitivity is something far more rigorous and even more intellectual than that. It
implies readiness to study and learn across cultural barriers, an ability to see others as they
see themselves.”H H Aga Khan
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Diversity & Differences
We interpret what we see, but actual
meaning maybe different
Does not mean we need to change
our culture and adapt to another one
Sense of awareness that things may
be different for different people
Refrain from judging too quickly
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Understanding immigration
IMMIGRANTS REFIUGEES
IMMIGRANT - A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
They were able say good bye to their families and friends. They were able to bring in money or properties. And their move is planned.
Voluntary movement (has a choice)
REFUGEE - A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
They could not say good bye to their families and friends. And their move is not planned.
Involuntary movement (no choice)
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Fill outTHE FORM
• Write from right to left.• Write very clearly. Sloppy writing will be discarded.• Fill in every blank.• For #2 use the Islamic calendar, which begins
November 4, A.D. 622• Do not answer #7 unless you have a green strip of
paper• Complete this task within three minutes• Ask no questions
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Culture`s Link with Communications
``Language carries culture, and culture carries, particularly through orature and literature, the entire body of values by which we come to
perceive ourselves and our place in the world`` (Ngugi 1986, Intercultural Communication: page 15-16)
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• Everyone who looks or sounds the same IS the
same
• Everyone who looks or sounds like us IS usCultural Competence Workshop for Service Providers in York Region, presented by Gloria
Murant and Douglas Stewart on April 28, 2003, Newmarket, ON
Assumptions
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Stereotypes and its consequences
Stereotypes can lead to views about others that
are typically:
• Rigid• Simplistic• Overgeneralized• negative or
unfavourable
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Something to think about
“In any intercultural encounter, there
is always a temptation to feel that
the others have bad character or
bad intentions, rather than to
realize that they are acting
according to different rules.”
(Hofstede, Pedersen & Hofstede)
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Intercultural Communication
Intercultural
communication
increases our
understanding about
other cultures and it is
an effective way to
make our world a better
place
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Variables in Intercultural Communications
•Monochrome
•Polychrome
Time
•Informal
•Formal
Sense of self and space
•Men vs Women
•Titles
Roles and Status
•Quick decisions, little details
•Very detailed – trust first
Decision Making Customs
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•Material wealth
•Efficiency
•Politeness
Social Values•Bribes•CustomLegal and Ethical
Behaviors
•Achievement, wealth, assertiveness
•Relationship, quality of life
Masculine vs. Feminine
•Individual
•Group
Achievements
Continued…
Variables in Intercultural Communications
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Intercultural CommunicationSlow Down (Tone, Volume, Speed)
Separate QuestionsAvoid Negative Questions
Take TurnsBe Supportive
Check MeaningsAvoid Slangs
Naming Systems
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Walk in the other person’s shoes
“Hospitality is the art of making people feel
special always” Francis Brenna, Hotelier
• Integrity & Relationship
• Little things make a difference
• Educating the client during the process
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OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US UNIQUE
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Tuleja, E A 2005, Intercultural Communication for Business, Managerial Communication Series, J S O’Rourke (ed), Thomson South-Western.
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