Intercultural Communication

Running Head : Intercultural Communication

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There is always the existence of power in the society when people communicate , although it might not be evidently observed . At most instances , communication is assumed to take place between equal people but this might not always be the case . There are basically different types of hierarchy that exists in the society which makes some people to be more powerful than others . This is a communication that takes place in intercultural communication . Those who are powerful either knowingly

or unknowingly creates an environment that makes their communication more profound , hence asserting their authority over the others

People can be found in one communication group due to involuntary or voluntary cases . Involuntary occurs for instance when a person is of a certain gender , race , ethnic group , age and physical ability . The voluntary orientation occurs because of education background , geographic location , marital status , and socio-economic status . Basically those in the dominant group of communication usually impede those who are not in the same category with them . The most powerful in the society in terms of communication are usually also more privileged when it comes to many issues . There are some power relations that are usually rigid than others . For instance , power that occurs between gender is more rigid in changing than power that occurs for instance in a relationship between a student and a teacher

There are however many complication that can occur in intercultural communication due to the barriers that exists . The...