Jeff Brown Michelle Pultoraks Class CO2520T July 24, 2013 Ethics Statement Unit 5 Assignment 2 As a Class assignment

I've been given the task of stating my own Personal view of the ethics of Communication in an Intercultural society. After Identifying and analyzing different interpersonal Communication styles in various cultures, I've come up with some different impressions of which I was not aware of in my own life. I was both a little surprised, but happy to see that I'm naturally kind of a sensitive guy when faced with these kind of things. The feelings and impressions that people of other cultures have upon being in the presents of a "traditional American," like myself can otherwise be quit the issue, if unintentionally left unchecked. I've asked myself, "Can I truly determine right and wrong from across cultures and the great divide that show up through life experience? Not even everyone can agree on even just the definition of Ethics. To me, its probably fare to define ethics as the moral standards by which actions may be judged good or bad, right or wrong. Ethics deals with rightness and wrongness specifically in our interaction with others. And like it or not, morality refers to the right or wrong of any behavior in and of itself. What seems important to a culture in many cases is individualism and / or collectivism. What we feel within our own selves compared with all that we have taken into our own selves through the life happenings we have experienced. Personally, I believe that "Perception" plays another key role in deciding whether or not we can truly bring people together from different cultures. If I met someone new from another culture I'd make my best attempt to patiently "perceive" the overall meaning behind any ways and or traditions that are different from my own. I also think that the ethical judgments we ultimately make are more about the degrees of rightness and wrongness in human behavior What emotions expressed that we tolerate, and what feeling we can't get over from someone. Its the feeling of being completely offended by someone, whether they meant it or not.

Jeff Brown Michelle Pultoraks Class CO2520T July 24, 2013

Whether or not we can apply the same ethical dimensions to all cultures, or whether each culture has its own standard, remains to be seen, unless of course you have permanently moved to another country. In that case you would have no choice but to meld in with all the others. Whatever the case for you or me, it doesn't really matter. We are all still left with the choice, or even the "burden" of flexing for our attitudes towards our new neighbors that show up in our lives, in some cases, unannounced. Be prepared regardless. No excuses now. Youve been told! In conclusion, I think it is best we all try these four step towards a better and more peaceful world we all live in: Try each day to increase your motivation to always strive for harmony across any intercultural divide. Increase your knowledge of self and others around you. Avoid Stereotypes that might find their ugly heads up. And finally, just accept people the way they are. It's a good ethic, if not even just a good attitude for all. Source of some of the material: http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrbaldw/372/Ethics.htm