Topic > Culture and Communication in Israel - 1724

Israel, a country said to be touched by the very presence of God himself, has over time become a distinct and diverse nation. With immigrants arriving in the country from all over the world, the Holy Land has undergone the implementation of a wide range of cultures. This eventually led to the integration of a mixture of religions, traditions, values ​​and beliefs. Although, more significantly, the widespread cultural demography has also led to the development of diversified communication models in the country. Israel is home to two dominant cultures, the Jewish culture and the Arab culture. It is through these two that Israelis identify themselves most. Jewish and Arab contributions to the greater Israeli culture have enabled the development of both verbal and nonverbal communication patterns of the country as a whole. Research has shown that culture is profoundly influenced by communication just as communication is created through culture. In other words, Rob Horner's research states that "...'culture' reflects the set of common verbal and explicit behaviors that are learned and maintained by a set of similar social and environmental contingencies"...the patterns of Nonverbal communication are two all-encompassing issues divided into subcategories that constitute the complexity of its nation, as well as the political, historical, and religious aspects of this largely communicative culture. In reference to the first point, politics has, without a doubt, the fact that they consider themselves a Zionist culture, a movement that has become a complex and rather difficult way of life for... by means of paper... has weighed heavily on the Israelis' communicative ways. Warrior Mom: Speech at the 2003 Single Mothers Protest in Israel. Journal of Social Policy 42 (January 2013): 129-145. DOI: 10.1007/s10864-011-9139-4Katz, E. (1973). Culture and communication in Israel: the transformation of tradition. (Master's thesis), available at Ebsco Host. Retrieved from lib.csusb.eduWeintraub, L. (January 20, 2012). Women's rights in Israel. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/opinion/womens-rights-in-israel.html?_r=1&Rabin, J. (2012). Physical movement in Jewish prayer. Retrieved from http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Prayer/Prayer_Music_and_Liturgy/Physical_Movement.shtml?p=3Matthews, Victor H.. “Taking Stock: The Use of Gesture in Ancient Israel.” Journal of Bible and Culture 42.1 (February 2012): 18-29 doi: 10.1177/0146107911431225