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Cultural Identity
refers to one's sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group
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Social Identity
the characteristics and concerns common to most members of such social groups shape the way individuals view their characteristics
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Personal Identity
based on people's unique characteristics, which may differ from those of others in their cultural and social groups
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3 Stages of Developing Cultural Identity
- 1. unexamined cultural identity
- 2. cultural identity search
- 3. cultural identity achievement
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Unexamined Cultural Identity Stage
one's cultural characteristics are taken for granted, and consequently there is little interest in exploring cultural issues
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Cultural Identity Search
involves a process of exploration and questioning about one's culture in order to learn more aobut it and to understand the implications of membership in that culture
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Cultural Identity Achievement
characterized by a clear, confident acceptance of oneself and an internalization of one's cultural identity
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Intercultural Communication
people are interacting with at least one culturally different person
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Ethnocentrism
humans tend to assume that other people with whom they interact are like themselves- people draw on their personal experiences to understand and evaluate the motivations of others
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Stereotyping
information processing results in a simplification of the world, so that prior experiences are used as the basis for determining both the categories and the attributes of the events
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Ethnocentrism
the notion that the beliefs, values, norms, and practices of one's own culture are superior to those of others
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