Unit 2 5

Unit 2 5

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  Unit 2-5 InterculturalEthics
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  What are Ethics?The science of judging human ends and the relationship of means to those ends . . . the art of controlling means so that they will serve specifically human ends.
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  Means The toolsor behaviors that one employs to achieve a desired outcome.
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  Ends Those outcomesthat one desires to achieve.
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  Means & EndsCollide Ends Good Bad Ethical Behavior Good Bad Means Subjective Ethic Machiavellian Ethic Unethical Behavior
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  Universals for EthicalIntercultural Communication
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  Mutuality Wemust try our best to locate a common space for interaction with an interaction from another culture.
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  Nonjudgmentalism We mustwillingly express ourselves openly when the situation is appropriate and to accept other’s expressions.
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  Honesty 1) Weshould send true information. 2) We should see things as they are, not as we want them to be in our culture (avoid ethnocentrism).
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  Respect We mustprotect the basic human rights of our intercultural partners.
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  Self-Reflection 1) Motivation:Why are we wanting to interact with this person? 2) Knowledge: What do we know about this culture – avoid violating rules and norms. 3) Attitudes: What are our attitudes about this culture.
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  Reflect on Behaviors1) Display Respect – show positive regard for others. 2) Interaction Management – Use appropriate methods for initiating, taking turns in, and terminating an interaction within a different culture.
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  Reflect on Behaviors3) Ambiguity Tolerance – Realize that people are not like you, and just go with the flow. 4) Empathy – Try to understand where your intercultural interaction partner is coming from.
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  Reflect on Behaviors5) Focus on building relationships with people from other cultures, not just on accomplishing the task. 6) Interaction Posture – The ability to use nonjudgmental and descriptive ways to respond to others’ statements.
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  Self-Reflection Intercultural Communicationis definitely a skill based discipline. Realize that it takes time to develop competent intercultural communication skills.
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  Intercultural Competence ConsciousUnconscious Competent Incompetent
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  Unconscious Incompetence We just act the way we act – ignorant of the fact of how we look.
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  Conscious Incompetence We realize we are not having success, but don’t know why.
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  Conscious Competence We competently interact with people from different cultures and we know why our interactions are successful.
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  Unconscious Competence We are so ingrained in competence that it just naturally happens; we don’t even think about it.