Relevance of Hofstades Dimensions in Relation to...

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Discussion about the relevance of Hofstede’s dimensions in relation to analyzing intercultural communication Albert Carbà ³ Benavent Nils Simon Andre Gonzales 24/10/2012 INDEX 1. Introduction 2. The main part: your analysis. 2.1- Power distance 2.2- Individualism vs. collectivism 2.3- Masculinity vs. Femininity 2.4- Uncertainty avoidance 2.5- Long vs. short term 3. Conclusion 4. List of references 1-Introduction Nowadays, depending in which part of society you belong to, you will accept more one or another type of way to communicate. Hofstade has separated intercultural communication in five different types of dimensions: power distance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity†¦show more content†¦In Spain, nowadays, towards the bad times the country is passing through, people tend to be more individualist but before that, when the country was stable, the citizens tended to be more collectivists. Usually, as richer your country is the more individualist its culture is. On the other hand, in poor countries, people tend to be more collectivist in order to everybody helps each other. 2.3- Masculinity vs. femininity(Nils Simon Andre Gonzales) Masculinity refers to society’s en which the social roles of each gender (male and female) are clearly differentiated. It is expected that the man should be strong, hard and that his interests should be focused in the material and professional success. On the contrary, the woman has to be tender and focused in maintaining her quality of life and her social status. In high masculine cultures, ambition is rewarded. Having success means progress. Job is almost always the first and most important option. In a femininity culture, the social roles of both genders have the same roles: both men and women have to worry about professional business, quality of life and feelings. Individuals are motivated to improve their quality of life in all areas: job, relationship with co-workers/boss, family and social life. Having time for leisure is as important as having possibilities in professional success. Success means being admired and liked by your environment. You work to