A baseball batter was struck with a pitched ball directly in the orbit of the right eye and fell immediately to the ground. The coach ran to the player to examine
the eye. There was some immediate swelling and discoloration around the orbit;
however, the eye appeared to be normal. The player insisted that he was fine and
told the coach that he could continue to bat. After the game, the coach told the
athlete to go back to his room, put ice on his eye, and check in tomorrow. That
night the baseball player began to hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the
eye and suffered irreparable damage to his eye. An ophthalmologist stated that if
the athlete's eye had been examined immediately after injury, the bleeding could
have been controlled and the athlete would not have suffered any damage to his
vision. If the athlete brings a lawsuit against the coach, what must he prove to
win a judgement?
Your answer

low context culture   (lc.):

association:    

relationships begin and end quickly. many people can be inside one's circle; circle's boundary is not clear.

things get done by following procedures and paying attention to the goal.

one's identity is rooted in oneself and one's accomplishments.

social structure is decentralized; responsibility goes further down (is not concentrated at the top).

interaction:

low use of nonverbal elements. message is carried more by words than by nonverbal means.

verbal message is explicit. context is less important than words.

verbal message is direct; one spells things out exactly.

communication is seen as a way of exchanging information, ideas, and opinions.  

disagreement is depersonalized. one withdraws from conflict with another and gets on with the task. focus is on rational solutions, not personal ones. one can be explicit about another's bothersome behavior.

territoriality:

space is compartmentalized and privately owned; privacy is important, so people are farther apart.

temporality:

things are scheduled to be done at particular times, one thing at a time. what is important is that activity is done efficiently.

change is fast. one can make change and see immediate results.

time is a commodity to be spent or saved. one’s time is one’s own.

learning:

reality is fragmented and compartmentalized. one source of information is used to develop knowledge. thinking is inductive, proceeds from specific to general. focus is on detail.

learning occurs by following explicit directions and explanations of others.

an individual orientation is preferred for learning and problem solving.

speed is valued. how efficiently something is learned is important.

hope that                                         : )