Question

While part of a multicultural work group Fatima who is Arab feels teammate Jarrod who is American is too blunt when expressing his opinion. Jarrod for his part feels Fatima is evasive and unassertive. These people are encountering value differences primarily associated with

Answer 1

Answer:

High versus low context

Explanation:

High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of cultural behavior are not made explicit because most members know what to do and what to think from years of interaction with each other. Your family is probably an example of a high context environment.

Low context refers to societies where people tend to have many connections but of shorter duration or for some specific reason. In these societies, cultural behavior and beliefs may need to be spelled out explicitly so that those coming into the cultural environment know how to behave.