interculturally
Between different cultures
In a manner that spans or bridges different cultures.
Interculturally competent professionals can navigate customs, communication styles, and expectations across cultural boundaries: The program trains students to work interculturally.
The term appears most often in education, business, and diplomacy contexts.
Coexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
mosaic · melting-pot · multiracial · multiethnic · diaspora · heritage · hybridity · intersectionality
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
syncretism · blending · navigating · transitioning · sojourning · repatriation · bicultural
Mutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
partnership · networking · engagement · negotiation · diplomacy · multilateral · co-creation · bridging
Understanding another's viewpoint
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
- interpretingExtracting meaning from something
Failure to grasp meaning
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
xenophobia · miscommunication · othering · microaggressions · assumptions · generalizations · marginalization · tokenism
pluralism
Coexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanismBelief in shared humanity
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
heterogeneity · mosaic · melting-pot · multiracial · multiethnic · diaspora · heritage · hybridity · intersectionality · representation
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
hybridization · syncretism · blending · navigating · transitioning · sojourning · repatriation · bicultural
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
cooperation · partnership · networking · engagement · negotiation · diplomacy · multilateral · co-creation · bridging · translation
perspective-taking
Understanding another's viewpoint
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- mediatingFacilitating conflict resolution
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · xenophobia · miscommunication · othering · microaggressions · assumptions · generalizations · marginalization · tokenism
interculturallyparochially
In a narrow-minded way
provincially · homogeneously · uniformly · monocultural · insularly