ethnicity

Examples of ethnicity in the following topics:

• Culture, Ethnicity, and Race

  • As society becomes more diverse, the speaker will find it useful to learn more about the cultures, races and ethnic groups in each audience.
  • Before considering the role of culture, race and ethnicity in audience analysis it is useful to distinguish among the terms.
  • Some of the social traits often used for ethnic classification include:
  • In order for the speaker to collect objective knowledge about other cultures, racial or ethnic groups it is important to avoid prejudice.
  • When looking at another culture or ethnic group in order to compensate for ethnocentrism as a speaker, try to look at the other group through the eyes of the members of that particular ethnic or cultural group.

• What to Look For

  • Analyze the audience to find the mix of ages, genders, sexual orientations, educational levels, religions, cultures, ethnicities, and races.

• Culture

  • Culture certainly includes race, nationality, and ethnicity, but it goes beyond those identity markers as well.
  • The following are various aspects of our individual identity that we use to create membership in a shared cultural identity: race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, and class.

• Analyzing the Who, Why, and Where

  • Think about all the possible demographics of your audience, from gender and age to ethnicity, culture, and occupation.

• Motivating Listeners

  • Honor: the need to be loyal to the traditional values of one's clan/ethnic group;

• Articulation and Pronunciation

  • These factors include the area in which you grew up, the area in which you now live, whether you have a speech or voice disorder, your ethnic group, your socio-economic class, or your education.

• Overall Psychology of Your Audience: Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Needs

  • The demographics of the audience gives the speaker one type of picture based on variables such as age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, race, and ethnicity; however, there is another equally important picture based on the overall psychological make-up of the audience, or the psychographics of the audience.

• Culture Bias

  • What is the race, ethnicity, nationality, and heritage of your audience?