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Mphil in Intercultural Communication General Linguistics 897 Module 2 An account of Hofstede's dimensional model for the analysis of cultures, Hall's High Culture-Low Culture theory and Collier's Cultural Identity Theory, including a view on the shortcomings of Hofstede's Model and the main differences between the dimensional model and communication models for the analysis of cultures B Leroni 20 June 2005 Responsible Lecturer: Mr J. Oosthuizen Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Hofstede's Dimensional Model of National Cultural Differences 3 2.1 Individualism-collectivism (IC) 4 2.2 Power-distance (PD) 5 2.3 Uncertainty Avoidance (UA) 5 2.4 Masculinity/femininity (MAS) 5 2.5 Long-term and Short-term Time Orientation 6 3. Shortcomings of the Dimensional Approach to the Analysis of Cultures 7 3.1 Propensity for Taxonomic Approaches to Oversimplify Complex Issues 7 3.2 Potential Respondent Bias 7 4. An Account of High-Culture, Low-Culture Theory and Cultural Identity Theory 8 4.1 High-Culture, Low Culture Theory 9 4.2 Cultural Identity Theory (CIT) 9 5. Key Differences between the Dimensional and Communication Models 10 6. Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Appendix A: Assignment Outline 13 1. Introduction This assignment describes the relative merits and differences between three theories for understanding cultural differences. The assignment deals, in sections one and two, with the perspectives and shortcomings of Hofstede's dimensional...

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