Uncertainty reduction for successful intercultural interaction in Dadaab Refugee Camp
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2015-07
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Omoke, Lillian Kemunto
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In this article, I set out to express that conflicts between cultures can reduce significantly if
uncertainty is reduced. This uncertainty can be reduced by learning about different people’s
cultures and understanding why they behave the way they do. Individuals who learn about
others way of life will be less involved in negative stereotyping, prejudices, discrimination
and ethnocentrism all of which hurt successful intercultural interaction. Intercultural
communication for successful integration should be a concern for all stakeholders in the
education sector. School serves as an important socialization agent. It is therefore important
to include Intercultural communication as a subject of study at all levels of schooling.
Intercultural competence should be treated as a basic skill for all people. Uncertainty
reduction by Berger and Calabrese (1975) will be used to qualify that uncertainty reduction is
key to intercultural communication.
Keywords: Uncertainty Reduction, Intercultural Competence, Intercultural Communication,
Stereotyping, Discrimination, Prejudice, Ethnocentrism.
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Uncertainty Reduction, Intercultural Competence, Intercultural Communication, Stereotyping, Discrimination, Prejudice, Ethnocentrism
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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Education. Nairobi, Kenya: Kenyatta University, July 14-16, 2015