PART
I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Humans are social
beings who are always interacting with each other, whether it is with others,
customs, norms, knowledge or culture around it. And every human being in dire
need of it all, because no man can live individually, in life definitely needs
help from others. And to realize that all the required good communication.
It is not foreign to us
as Indonesian citizens with the cultural differences in our society, because
given the vast area of Indonesia. It makes us deem as Indonesian citizens be
proud of our cultural wealth. In fact we often can not receive or find it
difficult to adjust to the differences that occur as a result of such
interactions, such as the issue of technological development, the different
habits of a friend of a different origin or the region in ways that become
habits (language, traditions or norms ) of an area while we come from other
areas.
Not many people realize that the forms of
interaction between cultures in fact directly or indirectly involves a
communication. The importance of intercultural communication requires everyone
to get to know the basics of the panorama that intercultural communication.
In the social reality, human social interaction can not be said that he did not
berkomunikasi.Dapat said also that inter-cultural interaction is highly
dependent on effective intercultural communication. Therefore we have to know
what the elements in the formation process of intercultural communication,
which include the presence of communicators that act as initiators of
communication; communicant as the party receiving the message; message / symbol
as an expression of thoughts, ideas or thoughts, feelings that are sent to the
communicant communicator in the form of symbols.
Communication it appears, because of contact, interaction and relationships
between citizens of different kebudayaannya.Sehingga "culture is
communication and communication is culture, so said Edward T. Hall. So there
was not a community without culture, no society without division of labor,
without the transfer or transmission of the information age. In other words,
there is no community, no society, no culture and no communication. This is
where we know the importance of the intercultural communication.
According to Alo Liliweri (intercultural communications expert) said that as
part of the demands of an increasingly uncontrollable glabalisasi as it is
today, we encourage the occurrence of a cross-cultural interaction, cross-group
and cross sektoral.Belum more global changes that are increasingly heavy and
the proof that everyone should understand the character of intercultural
communication in depth.
Furthermore, Alo Liliweri explained that the essence lies in the process of
communication, which is an activity that "serve" the relationship
between the sender and the receiver of the message transcends time and space.
That is why everyone is first interested in studying human communication (human
communication), a process that involves human communication yesterday, today,
and perhaps in the future.
While the culture or cultures according to Burnett Taylor in his work entitled
Primitive Culture, is the whole of knowledge, belief, art, law, customs, and
any other capabilities and habits possessed by humans as members of a society.
In addition to knowing the sense of cultures we also need to know the elements
of human culture which include cultural history, social identity, material
culture, the role of relationships, art, language and interactions, the
stability of the culture, beliefs and values of culture, ethnocentrism, the
behavior of non- verbal, the relationship between space, the concept of time,
recognition and reward, mindset, and cultural rules.
So what is meant by intercultural communication, interpersonal communication is
done their different cultural backgrounds. Thus, a process kumunikasi symbolic,
interpretive, transactional, contextual carried out by a number of people (as
it has diversity) provide interpretation and expectations are berbada to what
is presented in the form of certain behaviors as interchangeable meanings.
Naturally, the process of intercultural communication intercultural relations
rooted in calls for social interaction. According to Jackson (1967), emphasizes
that the content (content of communication) communication is no different in an
isolated space. The content (content) and the significance (meaning)
essentially in the form of relations (relations).
One of the intercultural communication perspective emphasizes that the goal of
intercultural communication is to reduce the level of uncertainty about others.
The level of uncertainty will be reduced when we are able to accurately predict
the communication process. Therefore, the social reality mentioned that human
social interaction can not be said that he does not communicate.
Similarly, it can be said that the effective cross-cultural interaction is
highly dependent on intercultural communication. This concept is at once
explained that the goal of intercultural communication will be achieved
(successful communication) when the forms of intercultural relations describe
the conscious effort of the participants to update the communication
relationship between the communicant communicator, creating and updating a
manejemen effective communication, the birth of the spirit of solidarity,
friendship , up to the success of technology sharing, reducing conflict
entirely a form of intercultural communication.
Therefore, the gap in the community is often caused by the arrival of a new
change of social luar.struktur by profession and lead to a more rational
function relationships change. In relation to cross-cultural communication, the
changes that come from within and from outside influence on changes in
relationships between budaya.Akibat contacts, and hibingan interaction between
members of different cultural communities, intercultural communication arose.
Thus, there is actually no community without culture,
no society without division of labor, without the transfer or transmission of
the information age. In other words there is no community, no society, and no
culture without communication. Here, we know the importance of communication
antarbudaya.Semua the phenomenon, but because due to a change, also due to lack
of komunikasi.Akhirnya, requires an intercultural communication in order to
reduce misunderstandings between people.
CHAPTER
II
DISCUSSION
1. Understanding Communication and Culture
Communication and
culture reciprocally influence each other mutually. Culture in which
individuals are socialized, will affect the way they communicate. And the way
that individuals communicate, can change the culture that they have from time
to time. Only, most analyzes of interpersonal communication ignore this
relationship and cultural aspects became vacant in komunikasi.Sebaliknya
studies, studies of cross-cultural communication, examine the influence of
culture on communication. Most analyzes of cross-cultural communication to
compare and contrast the communication patterns of various cultures
Before studying the problems of communication and
culture, we first need to know the definition of communication and cultural
definitions.
A. Communication
The word or term communication from English
"communication" or according to the etymological origin .In he is
from the Latin communicatus, and these words are rooted in the word communis
communis.Dalam this word has the meaning of 'sharing' or 'belong together' is a
business that has the goal of unity or similarity of meaning. Terminological
communication refers to the process of delivery of a statement by one person to
another. So in this sense is involved in human communication.
Ø Understanding Communication According to Experts
Here is the definition and understanding of
communication according to some experts:
v Himstreet & Baty
Communication is a process of exchanging information
between individuals through a common system (common), either with the symbols,
a signal-signal, as well as the behavior or action.
v Bovee
Communication is a process of sending and receiving
messages.
v Laswell
Communication is a process that describes who
mengatakn what by what means, to whom with what effect
v Carl I. Hovland
Communication is the process whereby an individual
or communicators to pass stimulants usually with symbols of language (verbal
and non-verbal) to modify the behavior of others.
v Theodorson & Thedorson
Communication is the dissemination of information,
ideas as attitudes or emotions from one person to another mainly through
symbols.
v Edwin Emery
Communication is the art of conveying information,
ideas and attitudes to others.
So the definition of communication in general is a
process of formation, delivery, receipt and processing of messages that occur
within a person or between two or more specific purposes. That definition gives
some basic understanding that communication is a process of formation,
delivery, receipt and processing of messages.
B. Culture
To see more about the culture of communication as a
process we need to examine briefly what the culture or culture in order to have
the framework and the same concept. Because the definition of culture banyak.AL
Kroeber and C. Kluckhlon in his book Cultural, A Critical Review of the Concept
and Definition (1952) have counted about 179 definitions of culture.
Culture or cultures derived from Sanskrit that
buddhayah, which is the plural of buddhi (the mind or intellect) is defined as
the things pertaining to the mind and intellect manusia.Dalam English language,
culture called culture, which is derived from the Latin word Colere, namely
process or mengerjakan.Bisa interpreted also as tilling the soil or culture
bertani.Kata also sometimes translated as "culture" in Indonesian.
Ø Understanding Culture According to Experts
Here is the definition and understanding of the
culture, according to some experts:
v Edward T. Hall
Culture is communication and communication is
culture
v Iris Varner and Linda Beamer
Culture is a coherent view of something that is
learned, which is shared, or exchanged by a group of people.
v Larry A. Samovar and Richard E. Porter
Culture can mean savings of accumulative knowledge,
experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion,
timing, roles, spatial relationships, a broad concept, and material object or
property that is owned and maintained by a group of people or a generation.
v Gudkunts & Kim
Culture is a system of knowledge which is exchanged
by a number of people in a large group
v Levo - Henriksson
Culture encompasses all aspects of our daily lives,
especially the view of life - whatever its form - be it myth or value system in
society.
From the various definitions, can be obtained an
understanding of the culture is a system of knowledge covering systems or ideas
contained in the human mind, so that in everyday life, it is abstrak.Sedangkan
culture is the embodiment of cultural objects created by man as a creature
cultured, in the form and behavior of objects that are real, for example,
patterns of behavior, language, equipment life, social organization, religion,
art, and others, all of which are intended to help people in the hold of the
life of society.
2. Relationship Communication and Culture
Between communication and culture, the two are
inseparable, for between one and the other has a very deep connection.
Communication and culture have a reciprocal
relationship, like two sides of uang.Budaya be part of the communication
behavior and communication in turn also helped determine maintain, develop or
pass on culture as Edward T. Hall said that communication is culture and
culture is communication.
Not many people realize that the forms of
interaction between cultures in fact directly or indirectly involve an
intercultural communication komunikasi.Pentingnya require everyone to get to
know the basics of panoramic intercultural communication itu.Komunikasi it appears,
because of contact, interaction and relationships among members of the
community who different culture. So there was not a community without culture,
no society without division of labor, without the minimum transfer or
transmission of information. In other words, there is no community, no society,
and no culture without communication. This is where we know the importance of
the intercultural communication.
In the social reality, human social interaction can
not be said that he did not berkomunikasi.Dapat said also that inter-cultural
interaction is highly dependent on effective intercultural communication.
Therefore we have to know what the elements in the formation process of
intercultural communication, which include the presence of communicators that
act as initiators of communication; communicant as the party receiving the
message; message / symbol as an expression of thoughts, ideas or thoughts,
feelings that are sent to the communicant communicator in the form of symbols.
The elements of the underlying processes of
intercultural communication consists of two terms (concepts) that the concept
of Communication and Culture concept. Thus, the relationship between
communication and culture can be likened to a piece of coin, meaning that if a
coin tossed the metal that would appear if no image or figure. [5] Likewise,
cross-cultural communication, cultural otherwise affect communications or
communications affecting culture. So between communication and culture are
inseparable, mutually influencing (have a reciprocal relationship).
These relationships can be explained as follows:
Communication à Culture, means: through our
communications culture shaping.
Culture à Communication, meaning: culture determines
the rules and patterns of communication. Overall individual communication
behavior mainly depends on the culture.
Communication à Culture, meaning: If it were not for
the human ability to communicate (create symbolic language) can not develop the
knowledge, meanings, symbols, values, rules and rituals that give shape to
the limits and relationships. Through communication we can pass on elements of
culture from one generation to the next and from one place to another.
Culture à Communication, meaning: Communication is a
tool that can make individuals aware of and conform to the subculture or
subcultures-foreign cultural faces.
CHAPTER
III
CLOSING
v Conclusion
Communication is a
process of formation, delivery, receipt and processing of messages that occur
within a person or between two or more specific purposes. That definition gives
some basic understanding that communication is a process of formation,
delivery, receipt and processing of messages.
Culture is a system of knowledge covering systems or
ideas contained in the human mind, so that in everyday life, the culture is
abstract. While culture is the embodiment of the objects created by man as
cultured, in the form of behaviors and objects that are real, for example,
patterns of behavior, language, equipment life, social organization, religion,
art, and others, which all of which is intended to help people in the hold of
the life of society.
Between communication and culture are very closely
related. There will be no culture without communication and vice versa.
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