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Intercultural Communication

The document discusses intercultural communication, defining it as the verbal and nonverbal interaction between people from different cultural backgrounds, and how culture can affect communication. It notes that intercultural communication is important as globalization increases contact between culturally different people. The document also introduces the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), which proposes six stages of increasing sensitivity to cultural difference, from denial to integration, as created by Dr. Milton Bennett to explain reactions to cultural differences.

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Intercultural Communication

The document discusses intercultural communication, defining it as the verbal and nonverbal interaction between people from different cultural backgrounds, and how culture can affect communication. It notes that intercultural communication is important as globalization increases contact between culturally different people. The document also introduces the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), which proposes six stages of increasing sensitivity to cultural difference, from denial to integration, as created by Dr. Milton Bennett to explain reactions to cultural differences.

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Intercultural

COMMUNICATION
WHAT IS INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION?
Intercultural communication is a
discipline that studies communication
across different cultures and social
groups, or how culture affects
communication. It is the verbal and
nonverbal interaction between people
from different cultural backgrounds.

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF


INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION?
Intercultural communication offers the ability
to deal across cultures, which is increasingly
important, as the world gets smaller,
meaning having more and more contact with
people who are culturally different.

CROSS CULTURAL
ETIQUETTE&SENSITIVITY

DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF INTERCULTURAL


SENSITIVITY (DMIS)
It was created by Dr. Milton Bennett (1986, 1993) as a framework
to explain the reactions of people to cultural difference.
Using concepts from cognitive psychology and constructivism, he
organized these observations into six stages of increasing
sensitivity to cultural difference:

Minimization Acceptance

THE SIX
Defense STAGES Adaptation
OF DMIS

Denial Integration

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