Question

Wei is giving a sales presentation in which she describes her company's product and how it will meet the needs of the people she is talking to. She does not explicitly state everything she wants the audience to know. Rather, she relies on body language, tone of voice, and eye movements to give cues that her audience members can use to understand her full message. Wei most likely belongs to a(n) ______ culture.

Answer 1

Answer:

High-context

Explanation:

In sociology, we have two different types of cultures based on the way they communicate: high-context cultures and low-context cultures.

High context cultures are cultures where people have close connections over a long period of time and therefore, they communicate in ways that are implicit (since most members know what do do and think since they interact for so much time).

Usually, these cultures are also collectivist (value interpersonal relationships and the welfare of the group).

In this example, Wei is describing her company's product but she does not explicitly state everything she wants the audience to know but she relies on body language and other cues so the audience can understand her full message. We can see that she is communicating in an implicit way and is using non-verbal language to communicate her message. Therefore, she most likely belongs to a high-context culture.