Meaning of low-context culture | Babel Free

Definitions

A culture in which communication tends to be explicit, with little reliance on context or shared understandings to convey meaning.

Examples

“The style in a high-context culture may appear to be indirect or inappropriate to someone from a low-context culture, and vice versa.”

“Persons socialized in low-context cultures (Americans, many Europeans) are more open and expressive and may find it difficult to take the perspective of their team members from high-context cultures”

“In advertising, argumentation and rhetoric are found more in low-context cultures, whereas advertising in high-context cultures is characterized by symbolism or indirect verbal expression.”

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