Question

In many countries, like China or Iraq, individuals focus more on background knowledge and their relationship with their conversational partner than on the spoken words. These are ______ cultures.

Answer 1

Answer: high context Culture.

Explanation:The concepts of high context a refer to how people communicate in different cultures. Differences can be derived from the extent to which meaning is transmitted through actual words used or implied by the context.

High context usually implies a lot of unspoken information is implicitly transferred during communication. People in a high context culture such as Iraq tend to place a larger importance on long-term relationships and loyalty and have fewer rules and structure implemented. The following applies for a High Context Culture

-Indirect and implicit messages

-Polycrhonic

-Low use of non-verbal communication

-Use intuition and feelings to make decisions

-Long-term relationships

-Relationships are more important than schedule.

The other type of culture is the Low Context Culture as found in the US. The opposite of the High Context Culture traits applies here.