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Culture is a large and inclusive）包罗万象的）concept. When defined narrowly, it could refer to artsfmusic, painting, and exhibition）, and could also refer to the custom, civilization, and achievements of a particular time of people. When defined broadly, it can be an all・encompassing（广义的）concept, referring to what a society does and thinks, or referring to the collective programming of the mind. Culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values and norms, which affects the behavior of a relatively large group of people. Enculturation（文4土适应）is the socialization process you go through to adapt to the socie- tv./Acculturation（文化耳渗）refers to an individuaT s learning and adopting the norms and values of the new host culture.Integration takes place when indi-viduals become an integral part of the new culture while maintaining their cultural integrityf 完整）.Ma 氓inalization（HE斥）refer to maintaining one' s original culture and not participating in the new cul-ture.
Mr. Wang, a Chinese immigrate in U.S, has adapted himself so well to American culture that he gradually lost his Chinese cultural identity. This process is called assimilation./Wang Bing, a Chinese student, just be-gan his study in a university in the United States. In his first week in U.S, he thought everything was new and exciting, and he enjoyed himself a lot. Wang Bing is in honeymoon stage of culture shock. Communication does not occur in isolation or in a vacuum, but rather it takes place in a physical and a social context; both establish the rules that govern the interaction. It reflects communication is transactional. Definitions of communication from many Asian coun-tries stress harmony, which is most notable in cultures with a Confucian tradition.
The process of communication has ten components: source, encoding （编码）（is the process of putting an idea into a symbol）, message, channel, noise （refers to anything that distorts the message the source encodes）, receiver, docodini （解正3）（refers to that portion of the receiver response of which the source has knowledge and to which the source attends and assigns meaning）, receiver response, feedback, and context.
Communication takes place within a setting or situa-tion called context./lntracultural communication is the communication between people within the same culture while intercultural communication has an-other meaning which is the synonym of crosscultural communication.
Cross（lnter）cultural communication refers to com-munication between people whose cultural percep-tions and symbol systems（符号系统）are distinct enough to alter the communication event.
It includes:
Interpersonal communication is a form of communi-cation that involves a small number of individuals who are interacting exclusively with one another and who therefore have the ability both to adapt their messages specifically for those others and to obtain immediate interpretations from them.人际lntra （lnter）《ultural com is the least cross（inter）cultural " end of the continuum. In- tra（lnter）cultural communication is defined as communication between and among members of the same culture.文内
International communication takes place between nations and governments rather than individuals; it is quite formal and ritualized.国际
Interethnic communication refers to communication between people of the same race but different ethnic backgrounds. Ethnic groups usually form their own communities in a country or culture.
Interracial communication occurs when the sender and the receiver exchanging messages are from dif-ferent races which pertain to （属于）different physical characteristics.
The dialogues at the United Nations, for example, would be termed international communication. （Racism is any policy, practice, belief or attitude that attributes characteristics or status to individuals based on their race.）
Interregional Communication refers to the exchange of messages between members of the dominant cul-ture within a country.
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