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47 Examples of Cultural Context

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Cultural context is the set of information meanings that exist between people in any given situation. This influences all interactions between people including communication, society and business interactions. Cultural context is also important to understanding what has occurred for the purposes of interpretation and analysis. For example, cultural context is important to understanding things like politics, history, human behavior, organizations and societies. The following are common examples of cultural context.
Attitudes
Behavioral Norms
Beliefs
Body Language
Clothing & Fashion Norms
Collectivism
Communication Norms
Countersignaling
Customs
Directness & Candor
Food & Beverages
Formal / Informal Communication
Frames of Reference (i.e. common knowledge in a culture)
Gestures
Groupthink / Pressure to Conform
High-Context Culture (e.g. based on relationships and common understanding)
Holidays
Humor
Hygiene Factors (e.g. situations that a group view as completely unacceptable such as wearing shoes in the house in Japan)
Individualism
Language
Lifestyle
Long-term Orientation
Low-Context Cultures (transactional and highly inclusive)
Mannerisms
Non-visual Communication
Pastimes
Personal Space
Politeness
Power Distance
Reading Between the Lines (subtle communication in an indirect culture)
Responsibilities
Risk Taking Attitudes / Behaviors
Roles
Saving-Face
Sensibilities (i.e. what is considered common sense)
Shared Experiences (how do people build trust and a sense of shared identity?)
Signaling / Humility
Social Context (cultures adapt to different social situations)
Social Expectations
Social Status (what earns respect)
Stories
Symbols
Traditions
Uncertainty Avoidance
Values
Wit
Overview: Cultural Context
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Definition
The set of information meanings that exist between people in any given situation.
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