Dimensions of Culture, Values, and Communication Paper: Diversity in Communications

Norms are unwritten laws that basically dictate what is right to do and what is unacceptable. Some norms vary from person to person, but other norms are collective within a society and different cultural backgrounds. This is important to know because when one understands different norms from their own, they are able to tailor their communication to achieve a desired result.
The representation of culture has three primary dimensions - language, physical, and psychological. (Weaver, 2003) The language dimension is used to communicate with other people who have similiar beliefs and values as…