starbosa10 wrote:wait so the reason we aren't better is because hornacek can't communicate with black players? ok lol
Add another reading comprehension deficit poster to the list.
WTF?! Are you people that obtuse and ridiculous? I just don't get it....really I don't. You can't be serious especially when I pointed out not ALL but some.
All ignorant people please read or STFU! Get a effing education. Get a clue.
Yes peopls there are cultural differences between people and if you cannot relate you will fail in your communication. SMH....
Cross-Cultural Communication
By
Michelle LeBaron
July 2003
[b]All communication is cultural -- it draws on ways we have learned to speak and give nonverbal messages. We do not always communicate the same way from day to day, since
factors like context, individual personality, and mood interact with the variety of cultural influences we have internalized that influence our choices.
Communication is interactive, so an important influence on its effectiveness is our relationship with others. Do they hear and understand what we are trying to say? Are they listening well? Are we listening well in response? Do their responses show that they understand the words and the meanings behind the words we have chosen? Is the mood positive and receptive?
Is there trust between them and us? Are there differences that relate to ineffective communication, divergent goals or interests, or fundamentally different ways of seeing the world? The answers to these questions will give us some clues about the effectiveness of our communication and the ease with which we may be able to move through conflict.[/b]
Additional insights into cross-cultural communication are offered by Beyond Intractability project participants.
The challenge is that even with all the good will in the world,
miscommunication is likely to happen, especially when there are significant cultural differences between communicators.
Miscommunication may lead to conflict, or aggravate conflict that already exists. We make -- whether it is clear to us or not -- quite different meaning of the world, our places in it, and our relationships with others. In this module, cross-cultural communication will be outlined and demonstrated by examples of ideas, attitudes, and behaviors involving four variables:
Time and Space
Fate and Personal Responsibility
Face and Face-Saving
Nonverbal Communication
As our familiarity with these different starting points increases, we are cultivating cultural fluency --
awareness of the ways cultures operate in communication and conflict, and the ability to respond effectively to these differences.Time and Space[1]
Some elements of nonverbal communication are consistent across cultures. For example, research has shown that the emotions of enjoyment, anger, fear, sadness, disgust, and surprise are expressed in similar ways by people around the world.[7]
Differences surface with respect to which emotions are acceptable to display in various cultural settings, and by whom. For instance, it may be more social acceptable in some settings in the United States for women to show fear, but not anger, and for men to display anger, but not fear.[8] At the same time, interpretation of facial expressions across cultures is difficult. In China and Japan, for example, a facial expression that would be recognized around the world as conveying happiness may actually express anger or mask sadness, both of which are unacceptable to show overtly.[9]
These differences of interpretation may lead to conflict, or escalate existing conflict. Suppose a Japanese person is explaining her absence from negotiations due to a death in her family. She may do so with a smile, based on her cultural belief that it is not appropriate to inflict the pain of grief on others. For a Westerner who understands smiles to mean friendliness and happiness, this smile may seem incongruous and even cold, under the circumstances. Even though some facial expressions may be similar across cultures, their interpretations remain culture-specific. It is important to understand something about cultural starting-points and values in order to interpret emotions expressed in cross-cultural interactions.
http://www.beyondintractability.org/ess ... munication
I think it takes a real flight of fancy to dismiss the culture argument. If you are rich and you've been rich for generations, you almost certainly develop cultural habits. Likewise, if you're poor and you've been poor for generations, you do the same. If you've been wealthy for generations and you were suddenly asked to function in the ghetto, you may have problems because you didn't know the rules. You weren't acculturated. Likewise, if you're poor and you're trying to climb up the economic ladder, you may also have problems.
What will keep you safe in the projects, may well get you fired from a job, or kicked out of school. I think this would be true whether you are poor in West Baltimore, or poor in West Virginia.
But one reason that a lot of African-Americans get pissed off at cultural arguments is because the
"culture of poverty" is often so easily transposed over the "culture of black people." (Thus I would never say all black people. My daughter never experienced that culture.) I went to public school all my life. So does my son. I've had my share of contact with the culture of poverty. But the culture that encourages people to jump the broom at weddings, isn't the same as the culture that makes drug-dealing a choice occupation.
The culture at, say, Spelman isn't the same as the culture of the projects here in Harlem. And the culture at Spelman isn't the same as the culture at Howard. (again, culture is different, but it exists)http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen ... erty/6860/
Cultural Awareness is the foundation of communication and it involves the ability of standing back from ourselves and becoming aware of our cultural values, beliefs and perceptions. Why do we do things in that way? How do we see the world? Why do we react in that particular way?
Cultural awareness becomes central when we have to interact with people from other cultures. People see, interpret and evaluate things in a different ways. What is considered an appropriate behavior in one culture is frequently inappropriate in another one. Misunderstandings arise when I use my meanings to make sense of your reality.
Characteristics of diversity are (but not limited to):
age; cognitive style; culture; disability (mental, learning, physical);
economic background; education;
ethnicity; gender identity;
geographic background; language(s) spoken; marital/partnered status; physical appearance;
political affiliation; race; religious beliefs; sexual orientation or veteran's status
http://www.fhsu.edu/diversity-affairs/w ... diversity/
I hope you guys learned something. But:
What is racial colorblindness?
Racial issues are often uncomfortable to discuss and rife with stress and controversy. Many ideas have been advanced to address this sore spot in the American psyche. Currently, the most pervasive approach is known as colorblindness. Colorblindness is the racial ideology that posits the best way to end discrimination is by treating individuals as equally as possible, without regard to race, culture, or ethnicity.
At its face value, colorblindness seems like a good thing — really taking MLK seriously on his call to judge people on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. It focuses on commonalities between people, such as their shared humanity.
However, colorblindness alone is not sufficient to heal racial wounds on a national or personal level. It is only a half-measure that in the end operates as a form of racism.
Problems with the colorblind approach
Racism? Strong words, yes, but let's look the issue straight in its partially unseeing eye. In a colorblind society, White people, who are unlikely to experience disadvantages due to race, can effectively ignore racism in American life, justify the current social order, and feel more comfortable with their relatively privileged standing in society (Fryberg, 2010). Most minorities, however, who regularly encounter difficulties due to race, experience colorblind ideologies quite differently. Colorblindness creates a society that denies their negative racial experiences, rejects their cultural heritage, and invalidates their unique perspectives.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cu ... orm-racismThat last quote and article is right on. Invalidate my unique perspective fellas..... I can't call the African American players brothas, right? Effing DENIAL!!
SMH!!
