跨文化交际stereotypes课件

BarrierstoCross-culturalCommunicationStereotypesPrejudiceEthnocentrism11/1/2022-BarrierstoCross-culturalCom1Studentswilllearnthat

1.Stereotypeskeepusfrombeingsuccessfulascommunicatorsbecausetheyareoversimplified,over-generalized,andexaggerated.2.Stereotypescanhaveanegativeeffectwhenpeopleusethemtointerpretbehavior.Theyareoneofthemostdifficultstumblingblocktoovercomeincross-culturalcommunication.3.Parents,teachers,limitedpersonalcontactandthemedia(movies,TVprograms,advertising,newspapers,booksandmagazines,andevenschooltextbooks)helptomakestereotypes.4.Stereotypesareharmfulincross-culturalcommunication,butwehavesomewaystoreduceoreliminatethem.11/1/2022-Studentswilllearnthat

1.S2DiscussionQuestions:

1.Whatisstereotyping?2.Thinkaboutasituationwhensomeonemadeabiasedjudgmentaboutyouoractedunfairlytowardyoubecauseofyourage,skincolor,clothesyouwerewearing,gender,thewayyouspeak,whereyoulive,howmuchmoneyyourfamilyhas,orsomeotherreason.3.Howdoweacquirestereotypes?4.Howtoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication?5.Ofstereotyping,prejudice,ethnocentrism,whichonecanbethemostseriousculturalbiasandthebiggestobstacleincross-culturalcommunication?Why?11/1/2022-DiscussionQuestions:

1.W3Completethefollowingsentences,thenchecktheanswerstoseeifthereisanyprejudiceandbigotryinthem:

a)AllthestudentsinPEDept.areb)Allpoliticiansarec)Allfemaledoctorholdersared)AllHarvardgraduatesaree)Allrichmenf)Alluniversity/collegeteachersareg)Herboyfriendisfromthenorth,sohemustbeh)Hisgrandfatherisahistoryprofessor,sohemustbei)HedrivesBMW,sohemustbeExamplesofstereotypes11/1/2022-Completethefollowingsentenc4Whatisstereotyping?Peopleoftenuselabelsorcategories

todescribeothers,theselabelscanbebasedonsuchcharacteristicsasclothing,looks,thewayapersontalks,orthegroupstowhichheorshebelongs.Peopleoftenmakeassumptionsaboutgroupsofpeopletheydon'tevenknow.Stereotypearegeneralideasofaperson,createdwithouttakingthewholepersonintoaccount.Whenwestereotypeagroupofpeople,wedepictalloftheindividualswithinthatgroupashavingthesamecharacteristicseventhoughtheyareprobablyallverydifferent.11/1/2022-Whatisstereotyping?Peopleof5

Stereotypingisassumingthatapersonhascertainqualities(goodorbad)justbecausethepersonisamemberofaspecificgroup(Jandt,2001).Anexampleofastereotypeisthebeliefthatonegroupofpeopleislazyorpoor,orthatanotherissmartorromantic.Astereotypeisanoversimplifiedstatementbasedonasinglecharacteristic.Theyareoftenbasedonfaultyinformation,theygetinthewayofknowingpeopleasindividuals,andtheycanleadtoseriousmisunderstandings.Stereotypingisgrosssimplificationthatpreventsamoreprofoundunderstandingofothersasindividualsandasmembersofsocialgroups,anditpreventsourdealingeffectivelywithmembersofothersocieties.Stereotypescanhaveanegativeeffectwhenpeopleusethemtointerpretbehavior.Theyareprobablythemostdifficultstumblingblocktoovercomeincross-culturalcommunication.

11/1/2022-10/23/2022-6Areasofstereotyping:

Age:Allteenagersloverockandrollandhavenorespectfortheirelders.Sex:Allgood-lookinggirlsaresimple-minded.Sexualpreference:Onlymencanbepilots.Race:AllwomeninIslamiccountrieswereclothingthatwillcoveruptheirarmsandlegsandhidetheirbodyshape./AllIndianswearnose-rings.Religion:AllCatholicslovethePopemorethantheircountry.Profession:Allsalesmenaredeceitful./Allairstewardessesaretallandbeautiful.Nationality:AllGermansliketodrinkbeer./Germanshaverules,regulationsandlawsforeverything.Educationlevel:Allthosewithlittleschoolingdonotknowhowtousecomputers.Places:NewYorkisahotbedofallcrimes.Smalltownsaresafeandclean.InEngland,itrainsallthetime.Things:AllluxuriouscarsaremadeinGermany.HousesinAmericaarejustgorgeous,withalargelawn,biggarage,aswimmingpool,andatleasttwobathrooms.Sichuanfoodisveryspicy.11/1/2022-Areasofstereotyping:

Age:Al7Thedamagingeffectofstereotypesincross-culturalcommunication:AccordingtoFred,stereotypesareharmfulbecausetheyimpedecommunicationinatleastfourways:Theycauseustoassumethatawidelyheldbeliefistruewhenitmaynotbe.Stereotypesalsoimpedecommunicationwhentheycauseustoassumethatawidelyheldbeliefistrueofanyoneindividual.Thestereotypecanbecomea“self-fulfillingprophecy”forthepersonstereotyped.Whenstereotypesleadustointerpretanindividual’sbehaviourfromtheperceptualscreenofthestereotypetheyimpedecommunication.FredE.Jandt(2001:73)11/1/2022-Thedamagingeffectofstereot8Howtoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication?Althoughitiseasytofallintothehabitofusingstereotypestoprejudgepeople,therearewaystoreducestereotypesandcombatprejudice.Onewayistocheckourownthinking,tobecarefulofjumpingtoconclusionsbasedongeneralizationsorothers'opinions.Anotherwayistopolitelychallengestereotypeswhenwehearthembyofferingevidencethatthestereotypeisfalse.

11/1/2022-Howtoreduceoreliminateste9Someotherwaystoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication:

Focusoneverypersonasanindividual.Becomemoreawareofhowstereotypesinterferewithourabilitytoperceiveandinteractwithpeoplefromthetargetculture.Rememberthattherearemoredifferenceswithinagroupthanbetweengroups.Recognizethatweareallpartofmanygroups,noneofwhichcantotallyexplainordefinewhoweare.Takeamorehumble,tentativeattitudeabouttheaccuracyofourjudgments.Respectthetargetculture,bewillingtolearnmoreaboutthetargetcultureandbemoretolerantofthecustomsdifferentfromours.Takeopportunitiestoneutralizestereotypeswhenwehearthem.Usefilmsandothervisualmediashowingmembersofthetargetculture.Politelychallengestereotypeswhenwehearthembyofferingevidencethatthestereotypeisfalse.11/1/2022-Someotherwaystoreduceore10

Writedowncharacteristicsofeachofthefollowinggroups,andthencompareyouranswersanddiscussifthereisanyprejudiceandbigotryinyouranswersorinthoseofyourclassmates:

a)African-Americansb)Frenchmenc)Taiwanesed)countrymene)businessmenf)university/collegestudentsg)governmentofficialsh)thosewhowearglasses11/1/2022-

Writedowncharacteristicsof11

Writedowncharacteristicsofeachofthefollowinggroups,andthencompareyouranswersanddiscussifthereisanyprejudiceandbigotryinyouranswersorinthoseofyourclassmates:

a)African-Americansb)Frenchmenc)Taiwanesed)countrymene)businessmenf)university/collegestudentsg)governmentofficialsh)thosewhowearglasses11/1/2022-

Writedowncharacteristicsof12BarrierstoCross-culturalCommunicationStereotypesPrejudiceEthnocentrism11/1/2022-BarrierstoCross-culturalCom13Studentswilllearnthat

1.Stereotypeskeepusfrombeingsuccessfulascommunicatorsbecausetheyareoversimplified,over-generalized,andexaggerated.2.Stereotypescanhaveanegativeeffectwhenpeopleusethemtointerpretbehavior.Theyareoneofthemostdifficultstumblingblocktoovercomeincross-culturalcommunication.3.Parents,teachers,limitedpersonalcontactandthemedia(movies,TVprograms,advertising,newspapers,booksandmagazines,andevenschooltextbooks)helptomakestereotypes.4.Stereotypesareharmfulincross-culturalcommunication,butwehavesomewaystoreduceoreliminatethem.11/1/2022-Studentswilllearnthat

1.S14DiscussionQuestions:

1.Whatisstereotyping?2.Thinkaboutasituationwhensomeonemadeabiasedjudgmentaboutyouoractedunfairlytowardyoubecauseofyourage,skincolor,clothesyouwerewearing,gender,thewayyouspeak,whereyoulive,howmuchmoneyyourfamilyhas,orsomeotherreason.3.Howdoweacquirestereotypes?4.Howtoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication?5.Ofstereotyping,prejudice,ethnocentrism,whichonecanbethemostseriousculturalbiasandthebiggestobstacleincross-culturalcommunication?Why?11/1/2022-DiscussionQuestions:

1.W15Completethefollowingsentences,thenchecktheanswerstoseeifthereisanyprejudiceandbigotryinthem:

a)AllthestudentsinPEDept.areb)Allpoliticiansarec)Allfemaledoctorholdersared)AllHarvardgraduatesaree)Allrichmenf)Alluniversity/collegeteachersareg)Herboyfriendisfromthenorth,sohemustbeh)Hisgrandfatherisahistoryprofessor,sohemustbei)HedrivesBMW,sohemustbeExamplesofstereotypes11/1/2022-Completethefollowingsentenc16Whatisstereotyping?Peopleoftenuselabelsorcategories

todescribeothers,theselabelscanbebasedonsuchcharacteristicsasclothing,looks,thewayapersontalks,orthegroupstowhichheorshebelongs.Peopleoftenmakeassumptionsaboutgroupsofpeopletheydon'tevenknow.Stereotypearegeneralideasofaperson,createdwithouttakingthewholepersonintoaccount.Whenwestereotypeagroupofpeople,wedepictalloftheindividualswithinthatgroupashavingthesamecharacteristicseventhoughtheyareprobablyallverydifferent.11/1/2022-Whatisstereotyping?Peopleof17

Stereotypingisassumingthatapersonhascertainqualities(goodorbad)justbecausethepersonisamemberofaspecificgroup(Jandt,2001).Anexampleofastereotypeisthebeliefthatonegroupofpeopleislazyorpoor,orthatanotherissmartorromantic.Astereotypeisanoversimplifiedstatementbasedonasinglecharacteristic.Theyareoftenbasedonfaultyinformation,theygetinthewayofknowingpeopleasindividuals,andtheycanleadtoseriousmisunderstandings.Stereotypingisgrosssimplificationthatpreventsamoreprofoundunderstandingofothersasindividualsandasmembersofsocialgroups,anditpreventsourdealingeffectivelywithmembersofothersocieties.Stereotypescanhaveanegativeeffectwhenpeopleusethemtointerpretbehavior.Theyareprobablythemostdifficultstumblingblocktoovercomeincross-culturalcommunication.

11/1/2022-10/23/2022-18Areasofstereotyping:

Age:Allteenagersloverockandrollandhavenorespectfortheirelders.Sex:Allgood-lookinggirlsaresimple-minded.Sexualpreference:Onlymencanbepilots.Race:AllwomeninIslamiccountrieswereclothingthatwillcoveruptheirarmsandlegsandhidetheirbodyshape./AllIndianswearnose-rings.Religion:AllCatholicslovethePopemorethantheircountry.Profession:Allsalesmenaredeceitful./Allairstewardessesaretallandbeautiful.Nationality:AllGermansliketodrinkbeer./Germanshaverules,regulationsandlawsforeverything.Educationlevel:Allthosewithlittleschoolingdonotknowhowtousecomputers.Places:NewYorkisahotbedofallcrimes.Smalltownsaresafeandclean.InEngland,itrainsallthetime.Things:AllluxuriouscarsaremadeinGermany.HousesinAmericaarejustgorgeous,withalargelawn,biggarage,aswimmingpool,andatleasttwobathrooms.Sichuanfoodisveryspicy.11/1/2022-Areasofstereotyping:

Age:Al19Thedamagingeffectofstereotypesincross-culturalcommunication:AccordingtoFred,stereotypesareharmfulbecausetheyimpedecommunicationinatleastfourways:Theycauseustoassumethatawidelyheldbeliefistruewhenitmaynotbe.Stereotypesalsoimpedecommunicationwhentheycauseustoassumethatawidelyheldbeliefistrueofanyoneindividual.Thestereotypecanbecomea“self-fulfillingprophecy”forthepersonstereotyped.Whenstereotypesleadustointerpretanindividual’sbehaviourfromtheperceptualscreenofthestereotypetheyimpedecommunication.FredE.Jandt(2001:73)11/1/2022-Thedamagingeffectofstereot20Howtoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication?Althoughitiseasytofallintothehabitofusingstereotypestoprejudgepeople,therearewaystoreducestereotypesandcombatprejudice.Onewayistocheckourownthinking,tobecarefulofjumpingtoconclusionsbasedongeneralizationsorothers'opinions.Anotherwayistopolitelychallengestereotypeswhenwehearthembyofferingevidencethatthestereotypeisfalse.

11/1/2022-Howtoreduceoreliminateste21Someotherwaystoreduceoreliminatestereotypesincross-culturalcommunication:

Focusoneverypersonasanindividual.Becomemoreawareofhowstereotypesinterferewithourabilitytoperceiveandinteract