Co-culture Presentation
Students will choose a co-culture within a country and create a 5 minute presentation for the class identifying the beliefs, values, norms, and practices of this group. You may select one of your own co-cultures for this assignment. Evaluate your experience with the dominant culture and the co-culture, and compare them with the 7 dimensions of cultural difference. How do the dimensional differences between cultures affect communication?
Ensure that you get approval on your topic from the instructor.Two secondary sources (besides the e-text) are required. Acceptable sources include textbooks and academic journal/research articles. You will submit your presentation visuals and presentation notes. No paper is required for this assignment.
- COM3461 – Intercultural/Interracial Communication – Sections U13 & U3M – Fall 2018
- Co-Culture Presentation
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- The group is more particularistic.
- In that, they believe that the circumstances they are in dictates how they live.
- The group is more individualistic since it believes more in personal freedom and achievement.
- They are often diffuse, and their work and personal life often overlap.
- They are emotional, and they often express what they feel be it anger, resentment or even joy.
- They are more achievement-oriented and believe that a person is what they do.
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