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From Textbook
Intercultural sensitivity: the ability of accepting and adapting to a brand new and different culture, usually including a change of behaviors, attitudes, values, and beliefs. (p.406)

Sensitivity means how the communicator feel about the cultural difference and how strong feelings they have.

Six stages of DMIS:

(1-3 stages reflect enthnocentrism, meaning that the person sees his/her orginal culture as the most superior one, and take it as a criteria to judge other cultures)


 * 1) Denial of difference
 * 2) * There's no existence of cultural differences
 * 3) * Use original cultural standards to judge all others' actions
 * 4) * Limited contact with cultural differences
 * 5) Defense of difference
 * 6) * Cultural differences exist
 * 7) * The original culture is superior than others. Or, all other cultures are bad
 * 8) Minimization of difference
 * 9) * Recognize and have somewhat positive view about cultural differences
 * 10) * See cultural differences at a shallow level, such as, music, foods, fashion, but not norms, values, and beliefs.
 * 11) Acceptance of difference
 * 12) * Appreciate and respect cultural differences
 * 13) * Proactively learn about other cultures
 * 14) Adaptation of difference
 * 15) * Develop intercultural communication skills
 * 16) * Be willing to change communication styles to interact with people of other cultures
 * 17) Integration of difference
 * 18) * Find the strengths of other cultures (beneficial) and want to learn from them
 * 19) * Will to understand and adopt different beliefs and norms

(4-6 stages reflect ethnorelativism, meaning that the person treats all culture as reasonable, and try to understand each behavior from the aspect of cultures behind them)