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High-Context Culture
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High-Context Culture
A culture in which a great deal of emphasis is placed upon the context, tone or circumstance of words used in addition to the meaning of the words themselves. For example, suppose one says, "I am fine," in response to the question, "How are you?" In a high-context culture, it should not necessarily be assumed that one is doing fine and that no further query needs to be made. Confusing cultural signals between a high-context and a low-context culture can create significant misunderstandings in both business and politics.


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Hall has shown how in high-context cultures, understanding is often conveyed without words, while in low-context cultures, most of the message is conveyed in a linguistic code and speakers are direct in making their point.
Children in high-context cultures were encouraged to use more subtle cues, but those in low-context cultures were encouraged to use more verbal expressions.
High-context cultures, such as French or Japanese, tend to absorb information from networks of colleagues, friends, family, clients, etc.
 
 
 
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