This webinar will provide an overview of culture and its influence on people’s behaviors. How individuals responded to government calls to adjust their behaviors to reduce the spread of the Corona Virus during the 2019 pandemic will be looked at through the culture of different countries.
This LionSide Chat will be presented by:
Sharon Pitterson-Ogaldez, MS, IDI, CliftonStrengths
Coordinator of Diversity & International Programs
Resources:
- https://hbr.org/2020/03/lessons-from-italys-response-to-coronavirus
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/a-warning-to-europe-italy-struggle-to-convince-citizens-of-coronavirus-crisis
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/spain-coronavirus-response-analysis
- https://time.com/5830594/south-korea-covid19-coronavirus/
- http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/pdf/2020/Chinas.Fight.Against.COVID-19-0420-final-2.pdf
- https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200720-covid-19-sitrep-182.pdf?sfvrsn=60aabc5c_2
Books
Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication, Milton Bennett
Communicating Across Cultures, Stella Ting-Toomey
Intercultural Communication in Contexts, Judith N. Martin and Thomas K. Nakayama