This chapter explores the influence of culture on communication, covering personal and co-cultural identity, and power dynamics. It discusses identity models for minorities, biracial individuals, majo...This chapter explores the influence of culture on communication, covering personal and co-cultural identity, and power dynamics. It discusses identity models for minorities, biracial individuals, majority members, and global nomads. Communication styles in high and low context cultures are examined, including direct/indirect and other continuums. The role of media in intercultural communication is considered.
Figure 7.7 Capital Deepening and New Technology Imagine that the economy starts at point R, with the level of physical and human capital C 1 and the output per capita at G 1 . If the economy relies on...Figure 7.7 Capital Deepening and New Technology Imagine that the economy starts at point R, with the level of physical and human capital C 1 and the output per capita at G 1 . If the economy relies only on capital deepening, while remaining at the technology level shown by the Technology 1 line, then it would face diminishing marginal returns as it moved from point R to point U to point W.
