Co-Cultural Communications Challenges

Co-Cultural Communication Challenges
Respecting diversity is a sign of equality. But, to respect diversity, one must understand the terminology behind it. The typical stereotype of diversity is not just being different, but actually encompasses educational background, life differences, and cultures. In reality, diversity is simply a point or respect in which things differ. Instead, minority deals with ethnic, racial, religious, or other groups having a distinctive presence within a society. By clarifying the meaning of those two terms, then one can understand co-cultural communication. Culture is often the root of communication challenges. Culture can be defined as a system of shared of values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors. Also, culture is a group or community with which we share common experiences that shape the way we understand the world. In Texas we have a number of co-cultures (see Exhibit A). Co-cultures is defined as a group whose beliefs or behaviors distinguish it from th...