Intercultural Community 2.0
Intercultural Community 2.0
Developed by Milton Bennett*, DMIS outlines how individuals perceive and interact with cultural differences. The model proposes a continuum that evolves from Ethnocentrism (denial, defensiveness, and minimization) to Ethnorelativism (acceptance, adaptation, and integration). The model’s key premise is that intercultural competence increases as one’s perception of cultural differences becomes more complex. By identifying how individuals perceive cultural differences, one can predict the effectiveness of intercultural communication at various stages of the process.
*References
*Bennett, M. J.(1986). A developmental approach to training for intercultural sensitivity. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 10, no.2: 179-95 (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DMIS-IJIR.pdf)
Bennett, M. J.(2004). Becoming interculturally competent. In J. Wurzel (Ed.), Toward multiculturalism: A reader in multicultural education (2nd ed., pp. 62-77). Newton, MA: Intercultural Resource (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/becoming_ic_competent.pdf)
Bennett, M. J.(2013). Basic concepts of intercultural communication: Paradigms, principles, & practices. Boston: Intercultural Press (https://www.idrinstitute.org/resources/basic-concepts-intercultural-communication/)
Bennett, M. J.(2017). Developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. In Y. Kim (Ed). Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication. Wiley (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DMIS-IDRI.pdf)
The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS)–The reference framework for Intercultural Community 2.0
Intercultural
Community 2.0
Developed by Milton Bennett*, DMIS outlines how individuals perceive and interact with cultural differences. The model proposes a continuum that evolves from Ethnocentrism (denial, defensiveness, and minimization) to Ethnorelativism (acceptance, adaptation, and integration). The model’s key premise is that intercultural competence increases as one’s perception of cultural differences becomes more complex. By identifying how individuals perceive cultural differences, one can predict the effectiveness of intercultural communication at various stages of the process.
*References
*Bennett, M. J.(1986). A developmental approach to training for intercultural sensitivity. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 10, no.2: 179-95 (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DMIS-IJIR.pdf)
Bennett, M. J.(2004). Becoming interculturally competent. In J. Wurzel (Ed.), Toward multiculturalism: A reader in multicultural education (2nd ed., pp. 62-77). Newton, MA: Intercultural Resource (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/becoming_ic_competent.pdf)
Bennett, M. J.(2013). Basic concepts of intercultural communication: Paradigms, principles, & practices. Boston: Intercultural Press (https://www.idrinstitute.org/resources/basic-concepts-intercultural-communication/)
Bennett, M. J.(2017). Developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. In Y. Kim (Ed). Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication. Wiley (https://www.idrinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DMIS-IDRI.pdf)
The Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS)–The reference framework for Intercultural Community 2.0
