Culture and Communication: Examining Gay Rights Movement in USA

This report provides an overview of culture and communication, exploring key concepts such as values, beliefs, and ways of communication. It delves into the dimensions of culture, particularly the distinction between individualism and collectivism, using the Chinese culture as an example of a collectivistic society. The report also examines the Gay Rights Movement in the United States, highlighting its role in promoting social equality and its reliance on communication networks. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural diversity and the impact of ethnocentrism. Overall, the report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how culture shapes communication and influences societal dynamics.

Culture and
Communication
Name
Institution

 Culture: this is mainly a learned set of shared
interpretations regarding beliefs, values, as
well as norms that is belied to be affecting the
behaviors of large group of people.
Culture: this is considered to ne the ultimate lifestyle of a set of
people or group of people

 Communication: in essence, communication
is considered to be the act of conveying a
particular message from a certain entity or
even a group of people by the use of a
mutual communication channels, symbols,
and semiotics rules.
Communication

 Values
 Beliefs
 Artifacts
 Ways of behaving
 Ways of communication
 Shared language
 Ways of thinking
 religion,
Culture

 People tend to view other people as well as
their behaviors through their cultural
alignment and, therefore, assume that their
cultures is better than other cultures in
every manner.
Ethnocentrism

 In order to understand cultural diversity,
one is expected to first understand his or
her culture before understanding other
cultures
 in the contemporary society, people tend to
live in a rather pluralistic community, thus
the more knowledge one acquaints him or
herself.
Understanding cultural diversity

 Ideally, intercultural dimension is an aspect
of culture that can be measured relative to
other cultures.
Dimension of cultures

 Individualism or collectivism is regarded as
the most important factor that distinguishes
one culture form one another.
 Collectivism Culture: this is a culture that is
characterized by group of people which in
most cases is prioritized or emphasis of the
groups over an individual.
Dimension of cultures

 Chinese culture: in this light the Chinese
culture prefer people to live in families or
rather groups rather than people living on
their own.
Collectivistic Culture

 In essence, new social movements are
becoming rampant particularly with the
political life in the United States and are,
therefore, becoming with the government.
One of those movements is the Gay Rights
Movement.
 LGBT is mainly comprised of various
interwoven histories of lesbian gay,
transgender as well as allied movements in
the USA.
Gay Rights Movement

 Gay Rights Movement is a culture that has
recently gained traction and facilitated by
the ever growing commination networks.
 The main goal for such movements is to
achieve a social equality thus showcasing
how social factors can play a role in the
establishment of a particular culture in the
society.
Gay Rights Movement