My Intercultural Communications Class

     In business, successful communication is the key to success, and being able to relate to a customer is the best form of communication. This is why cross-cultural communication is so important as the business world continues to globalize itself. Unfortunately, “A lack of awareness about the culturally prescribed rules and norms of communication behaviors can cause public relations projects to fail, or worse, backfire.” (Zaharna, 2001, p.135).

In most environments it is customary for the older generation to aspire to transmit values and accepted norms to the next generation. Adults take pride in the responsibility they feel to educate young people. This effort facilitates maturity and helps develop youth into successful members of the already established society. As young people mature, they become more independent thinkers and begin to evaluate the society in which they inhabit. This inspection can produce some angst in young people and concern from adults. It is in these formative moments and years that young people search for truth - not one that they inherit, but rather one they can call their own. As a consequence of this purposeful, natural, and necessary reflection, individuals

As time progresses onwards, the rift between generations seems to widen. Today, an emphasis is often placed on the defining differences between the younger and older generations.

The theorist of intercultural communication that could help solve the problem with communication with the United States and Mexico can come from different fields such as psychology, anthropology, and sociology (Chen & Starosta, 2000). It has been numerous theories use to help intercultural communication to primarily focused on the adjustment, adaptation, and research on each country (Huntington, 2005).

Every generation is defined by something. Baby Boomers had a strong work ethic and were morally righteous. Generation X was defined by its skepticism, perhaps resulting from the failures of Enron and the televised challenger explosion. And then we have millennials, a group that is marked by its liberal views and desire for a sense of purpose in their lives. However, millennials are also considered to be infantilized and sensitive. Maybe it’s our concerning answer to whether all forms of speech should be legal. Perhaps it’s our calls for unquestionable inclusion and implicit bias seminars on college campuses that have left students and faculty feeling backed into a corner. At the end of the day, millennials, which include me, are being

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Intercultural Communication 335 was an 8 A.M. class I thought would be a drag but once Dr. Miller got into lecture I enjoyed going to class. The name of the course is “Intercultural Communication” meaning there are subjects such as race, stereotypes, thriving social issues, and many other topics that are discussed throughout the semester. Keeping an open mind about the course would certainly help in coping through certain material covered. I assume some people were not aware of the topics that were to be discussed because various times it occurred that students walked out of the class because they probably disagreed about the topic. Overall I enjoyed the course because I like to address topics like the ones discussed in class.

“The kids of today are throwing society away,” cry the Baby Boomers meanwhile the Millennial and youths are tweeting that the “olds ruined our country, our society and our planet.” Both groups are transfixed in this eternal smear campaign with each declaring the other to be morally repulsive and ignorant to their values, but this is rather ironic as each generation has been just as progressive and equally rebellious to society as the generation that came before it. Millennials and Baby Boomers aren’t even that different: they each fight for social change and justice, both create their own culture and find their own way to achieve nirvana, and neither really know where they’re going in life, yet both seek economic prosperity. Take this slightly

As children become older, they start learning more and more about today's society - and how wrong it is. They learn about feminism, gender identities, politics, to name some things. The problem is that for the most part, the generations before us are the cause for problems, and those generations of course include our parents and teachers. When confronted about it, adults do not know how to be mature and lash out. They try to enact their authority by saying we should respect our elders, when they do not respect us. Respect needs to be earned, so of course it can be lost as well, which is what may happen to those older than us. Especially those so called "baby-boomers" often do not know that is is much harder for us than it was for them. A good

I think that sometimes the older generation will stereotypically think that the younger generation is lazy, irresponsible, ungrateful and that they have no respect for others. The older generation may feel that the younger generation has no moral values, that they are spoiled, and that they think they know it all. The younger generation may feel that the older generation is inflexible, that they are set in their ways, and that they are technologically unskilled. I think that these commonly formed opinions about different generations can create views that divide us. I feel that each generation could learn from the other if they are open and willing to do so.

In conclusion, my generation might not possess the wisdom and experience of older generations; however, we have many skills, attitudes, and habits they could benefit from adopting. The truth is, we can all learn from each other and we need each to develop balanced

Life in a new generation is composed of being judged. Older age groups apply false stereotypes. All generations are influenced by different scenarios resulting in their judgment and misunderstandings of new generations’ life style such as their taste in music and disrespect in the sense of talking back.

Communication with a track in intercultural communication and diversity is a field within social sciences. Communication majors explore why people interact the way they do, and how different theories impact their actions. The purpose as stated by T. Smith, A. Smith, and Hamby (2014) is, “...include providing information, making an argument, persuading people to agree or to act in a certain way, soliciting funds, or explaining behaviors, treatments, or possible outcomes” (p. 298). The emphasis in intercultural communication provides more opportunity for explaining behaviors, providing information, and making an argument. The Missouri State website states, “To help you better navigate diverse workplaces and populations…improves your understanding of communication similarities and differences among diverse groups and develops practical applications for applying our communication skills in those settings” (2017). Intercultural diversity is a field of study that adequately applies to everyday life in America. Diversity is not always a topic that people understand, and therefore can cause problems or situations unknowingly, this field is intended to help teach and stop those incidents.

The organization I have chosen is NEA (National Education Association) that deals with communicating cross-cultural and what teachers should know about diversity. The Website address is http://iteslj.org/Articles/Pratt-Johnson-CrossCultural.html which is found in the NEA link. The article explains the need for educators in terms of culturally responsive and competent as schools and classrooms become increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse. The article highlights five important points of cultural difference with which all teachers should be aware when teaching students of diverse backgrounds. These five points are ways of knowing, ways of solving problems, ways of communicating nonverbally, ways of learning, and ways of dealing

It is very important to be cognizant of different cultures and to use transcultural communication when caring for patients of diverse cultures. Every individual has a different pain tolerance and people from different cultures deal with pain differently. Some barriers to communicating with people from different cultures who are in pain may be not understanding the patient’s language. If that is the case it would be wise to get the assistance of a professional interpreter. Due to how individuals with different cultures deal with pain, the approach that one might take with one culture may be different than with another. According to Luckman different cultures express pain differently (p.230). It is important to listen to the patient and see how