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Chapter Two Culture and Communication communication Translation:交流、交通、沟通、交际、传播。 Complexity of communication Two schools of thought Significance  Without communication, there will have no human beings Each person, regardless of goals in life, must achieve a minimum level of competence in communication in order to survive. Functions of communication To meet needs (psychological need) To enhance and maintain our sense of self To fulfill social obligations To develop relationships To exchange information To influence others The components A dynamic process Communication is ongoing activity It can not be retracted Elements interact inattention systemic Setting Location Occasion time symbolic Words and actions Different cultures, different meanings Characteristics of communication No direct mind-to –mind contact We can only infer We seek to define the world Communication is self-reflective The brain is an open system Communication has a consequence Overt; the response to messages is observable Covert; the response has not an observable action Unconscious; the response is harder to detect Biological; messages communicated to us will change us biologically characteristics We are alike and we are different People are alike on this planet: ①In biological ways, we are all alike without exceptions. ②From psychological side, people all seek security, happiness and love. “By nature men are nearly alike, by practice they get to be wide apart.”Confucius Case Analysis (invitation) Westerners to Chinese home. Mr. Wang: hi, Janice and George! Come in please! G: Thank you for your invitation. It is a lovely apartment. W: My house is very small and messy. Please sit down and have a cup of tea. You must be tired after the walk here. At Chinese home A table containing eight plates of cold dishes. There was much more than they could eat. Bill Gates invites President Hu to have a banqut. 珍珠鸡沙拉，牛排或比目鱼。杏仁蛋糕 dialogue After a while. W:Please sit at the table. G: so many dishes. They l