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Gender Intercultural Communication: Gender And Cultural Differences In Communication

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Gender and cultural differences in communication
History teaches us that culture is always changing due to internal and external influences. Communication skills are one of the most important qualities for anyone to have if they wish to work or be part of a developing intercultural society. Communication between different cultures is an important topic for communication theorists. In today’s world, both culture and communication have evolved considerably and have become interdependent of one another. Intercultural communication is not a new phenomenon, as long as people from different cultures have been encountering one another there has been intercultural communication. As described by L. Koestar,“Intercultural communication is a symbolic, …show more content…

There can be many barriers that leave people with a feeling of helplessness which overpowers those who are unable to communicate effectively. Communication barriers do not just impact one part of society. The cultural barriers that society faces today are more complex than they have ever been in the past. Correct communication revolves around all aspects of people’s lives and not being able to communicate effectively can put great strain on society as a whole. Change brings communication differences to a minimum but there are still many areas where more radical change is greatly needed.
Disagreements are one of the most common barriers in communication and the lack of knowledge in the beliefs of one’s culture. Some cultures may believe in Buddha, as the almighty and others believe God is the almighty, while one culture believes in one almighty, this does not make that culture wrong, it is simply their own belief, and if a person wants to communicate with that culture, that person should not only study the cultures language but, also study their …show more content…

Through this we can see that what is considered acceptable behaviour in one culture is not always true of another. We are under the assumption that because we speak the English language, all cultures that share our mother tongue will understand and behave like we do; this is far removed from the truth, and in many cases travellers to foreign countries fall into the miscommunication trap. One just needs to travel to a country like Australia to see this first hand. Australia is an English speaking country but over the years Australians have developed a verbal dialect that in some cases sounds Chinese to

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