Interculturality

Interculturality

1. What is it?

   • INTERACTION OF PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS
   • support for cross-cultural dialogue and challenging self-segregation tendencies within cultures

2. Toleration

   • allowing, permitting, or acceptance of an action, idea, object, or person
   • Toleration assumes there is a conflict over something important, something that cannot otherwise be resolved through normal negotiation without resorting to war or violence.

3. Culture shock

   • feeling of uncertainty, confusion, or anxiety that people experience when visiting, doing business in, or living in a society that is different from their own.
   • overcoming
     • Try to learn about the new country/culture and understand the reasons for cultural differences.
     • Don't indulge in thoughts of home, constantly comparing it (favorably) to the new land.
     • Be honest, in a judicious way, about feeling disoriented and confused. Ask for advice and help.

4. Intercultural communication

   • Cultures are learned
     • learned from birth on through cultural patterns from family,etc.
   • Cultures are shared
     • Group identity and norms
   • Cultures are multifaceted
     • Affects language, religion, worldview, etc.
   • Cultures are dynamic
     • constantly changing