Weather your a social worker or disaster worker your ability to interact in different cultures limits your success.

This course is a rare look into cultural communication  and Addresses the growing  Filipino and Asian  and Buddhist cultures  in Texas.

Including the growing  Buddhist culture.

 This course enables employees to be more effective in communicating with different cultures and ethnic groups.

Course contents include topics on

Explicit communication ( absolutely clear or precise) vs Implicit ( understood though only implied)

Low context cultures include Anglos, Germanics and Scandinavians.

High context cultures include Japanese, Arabs and French.

Cultural hedgemony Communication in a culture.

Monochronic vs Polychronic

Future vs Present vs Past Orientation

Past-oriented societies are concerned with traditional values and ways of doing things.

"Individualism and Communitarianism is the second dimension important to conflict and conflict resolution.

 Time

In some cultures, time is seen as being a limited resource 

Power Distance

The extent to which people accept differences in power

Individualism vs Collectivism

Problems Caused by Cultural Differences

Differences in Asians some Asian countries

Some Perceptions of Americans

Europe & especially England