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    Edward Hall developed the cultural iceberg model in 1976 to illustrate that most of a culture is hidden beneath the surface. The visible part of culture includes behaviors and some beliefs, while the deeper, hidden part includes underlying beliefs, values, and thought patterns. Hall suggests that to truly understand a culture, one must actively participate in it over time to uncover the internal dimensions that dictate external behaviors. The iceberg model teaches that we cannot judge a culture solely based on surface-level behaviors and must invest time interacting with its people to discover the deeper beliefs and values that shape the society.

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    Edward Hall developed the cultural iceberg model in 1976 to illustrate that most of a culture is hidden beneath the surface. The visible part of culture includes behaviors and some beliefs, while the deeper, hidden part includes underlying beliefs, values, and thought patterns. Hall suggests that to truly understand a culture, one must actively participate in it over time to uncover the internal dimensions that dictate external behaviors. The iceberg model teaches that we cannot judge a culture solely based on surface-level behaviors and must invest time interacting with its people to discover the deeper beliefs and values that shape the society.

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    Edward Hall developed the cultural iceberg model in 1976 to illustrate that most of a culture is hidden beneath the surface. The visible part of culture includes behaviors and some beliefs, while the deeper, hidden part includes underlying beliefs, values, and thought patterns. Hall suggests that to truly understand a culture, one must actively participate in it over time to uncover the internal dimensions that dictate external behaviors. The iceberg model teaches that we cannot judge a culture solely based on surface-level behaviors and must invest time interacting with its people to discover the deeper beliefs and values that shape the society.

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    Source: Beyond Culture (1976) by Edward T.

    Hall

    Edward T. Halls Cultural Iceberg Model


    In 1976, Hall developed the iceberg analogy of culture. If the culture of a society was the
    iceberg, Hall reasoned, than there are some aspects visible, above the water, but there is a larger
    portion hidden beneath the surface.
    What does that mean?
    The external, or conscious, part of culture is what we can see and is the tip of the iceberg and
    includes behaviors and some beliefs. The internal, or subconscious, part of culture is below the
    surface of a society and includes some beliefs and the values and thought patterns that underlie
    behavior.
    There are major differences between the conscious and unconscious culture.
    Internal
    Implicitly Learned
    Unconscious
    Difficult to Change
    Subjective Knowledge

    versus

    External
    Explicitly Learned
    Conscious
    Easily Changed
    Objective Knowledge

    Behavior
    _________________
    Beliefs
    ___________________
    Values&Thought
    Patterns

    What can we do?


    Hall suggests that the only way to learn the internal culture of others is to actively participate in
    their culture.
    When one first enters a new culture, only the most overt behaviors are apparent. As one spends
    more time in that new culture, the underlying beliefs, values, and thought patterns that dictate
    that behavior will be uncovered.
    What this model teaches us is that we cannot judge a new culture based only on what we see
    when we first enter it. We must take the time to get to know individuals from that culture and
    interact with them. Only by doing so can we uncover the values and beliefs that underlie the
    behavior of that society.

    from the folks at www.constantforeigner.com 2010

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