New Era University

College of Engineering and Architecture

Civil Engineering Department

Obaña, Jefford C. Purposive Communication

GEsummer Assignment #3

. Assignment : Cultural Dimensions

Below are cultural dimensions. In each dimension, choose the one that characterizes the Filipino.
Provide an example to support your answer. You may use real-life experiences, a television show, a
TV commercial, an article, or a literary composition, provided that they are situated in the Filipino
context.
Do it on a separate sheet and submit it on a pdf file.

CULTURAL DIMENSIONS ANSWERS EXAMPLES

Individualistic culture or
collectivist culture
Low context or high context
culture
Collectivist Culture
High Context Culture
TV host Willie Revillame
pushed for the return of the live
broadcast of his program
Wowowin to continue bringing
joy and hope among his
countrymen especially during
this tough time
- Filipinos are high context
indirect communicators. As a
culture a Filipino will avoid
confrontation and speak in
terms that maintain harmony at
all costs, even if the results in
speech that in indirect, evasive
or contradictory.

Monochronic culture or Polychronic Culture -Actress Marian Rivera, she is

Polychronic culture versatile in acting, endorsing
many brands and she is also a
mom. It also shows that Marian
is flexible in doing any career
and tasks
Low certainly avoidance or
high uncertainly avoidance
culture
Masculine vs feminism culture
Short term orientation culture
or long term orientation culture
Low Uncertainty Avoidance
Culture
Feminism Culture
Short term Orientation Culture
- Based on the article that I’ve
read that low in uncertainty
avoidance, which means that
we are comfortable with risk.
For instance, we are not afraid
to work overseas despite the
uncertainty of life in an alien
culture. This dimension
coupled by the high value we
place on quantity of life is that
causes others to work as
OFW’s abroad.
- Known as a convener among
women’s organizations,
Teresita Quintos Deles has
provided different platforms
for women to come together
and talk across their different
devices. She insists that
organizing is important.
Filipinos focuses only in the
present and past time and
consider them more important
than future and they value
tradition and social obligations.