Cultural dimensions

A cultural model is an approach for the description of culturally rooted patterns of thought. Here is how to deal with social phenomena and problems, such as the relationship between the individual and society examined, which is generally used and recognized in the collective of a culture. The best-known studies of cultural models were on the one hand ( Intercultural Cooperation ) and Edward T. Hall on the other hand conducted by Geert Hofstede.

A practical application find these cultural models in intercultural communication, respectively. intercultural competence. The basics of the culture models combine knowledge of various scientific disciplines, such as sociology, cultural studies, psychology or anthropology.