Introduction to the field of communication

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Assignment:

Based on Chapter: Adapting Communication to Cultures and Social Communities in Communication Mosaics: An Introduction to the Field of Communication by Julia T. Wood, answer these questions:

1. People pick up their culture through communication, according to Wood. Describe the ways in which communication functions as a key marker of Bahamian culture.

2. "The tendency to see ourselves and our way of life as normal and superior to other people and other ways of life," according to Wood, is what is meant by ethnocentrism. Choose an ethnic group that resides in The Bahamas now. Describe the ways that this group's ethnocentric bias is shown.

3. According to Wood, "cultural diversity adaptation is a lengthy process that requires time, experience with a range of individuals, and a genuine desire to understand and respect cultural differences." What best describes your approach to various groups within the prevailing Bahamian culture? Explain how you react to the many cultural groups in the Bahamas using the strategies mentioned in the text (RESISTANCE, TOLERANCE, UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, PARTICIPATION).

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