Group 2 8:25am-9:40am SPC1017

Blog Post #2 (Climate Change, Gender Inequality, & Infrastructure)           For this blog post I’m going to be discussing the different topics that were presented. Starting off with Group 3 which opened the floor to the subject of Climate change. I’m not going to lie this is a very scary thing to talk about for my generation. I feel like we were given unfortunate circumstances that we must try and resolve for our own survival. For instance, global warming which is the elevated temperature in our planet’s atmosphere caused by increased levels of greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants that are trapped in our ozone layer. A major cause for these contaminants includes the burning of fossil fuels (which is not a reusable energy source), for electricity, gasoline for transportation, and agriculture.                Although, we are trying our best to convert to more eco-friendly options. I’m afrai...

 Chapters 3, 9, and 10     In just a couple of weeks of class, I have learned so many new things in speech class. Not only have I learned through the work I've done but also through my classmates and their research in communications in groups, intercultural groups, and group leadership.  Chapter 3:     Chapter three is about Intercultural Communication, culture plays an important role in shaping the style of communication.  People are more likely to react to how we speak than to what we say. Individuals' communication styles are influenced by the culture in which they were socialized, and communication styles can change the culture. Being bicultural is having or integrating two nations, peoples, or ethnic groups cultural views and customs. The component of our self-concept that is based on how closely we relate with both the dominant culture and diverse co-cultures is known as cultural identity.  Cultural identity is ...

       When it comes to communication, you want to consider the following:   Communication between cultures   Communicating in groups   Being able to solve problems and group leadership   These three qualities are particularly important when it comes to communicating. Without them, we will have a lot of issues and stress on our shoulders. Let us discuss chapter 3 , Intercultural Communication, which examines the relationship between culture and com m unication. To start off, let us understand what exactly culture is. Culture is the system of shared values, beliefs, attitudes, and norms that guides what is considered appropriate among an identifiable group of people. Culture is developed and endures as people are conditioned by similar life experiences.   Cultures all differ from one anothe r, so to communicate interculturally, you must understand that they not only have different languages, but they have different ways of talking, so it ...