Professional and Technical Writing/Ethics/Cultures Appreciating
Different Cultures Today, the majority of workplaces are
multicultural. Employees in the workplace are more likely to
come from different backgrounds including cultural environments
and different parts of the world. The textbook, Technical
Communication by Paul V. Anderson, makes a point to emphasize
cultural differences. It is important to take into account who a
document will be read by. The following characteristics show
differences between cultures and should be considered by
effective writers: - Amount of Detail Expected - High-context
cultures such as Japan, China, and France provide little details
in their writing. A high-context culture is based on fewer,
deeper relations with people; there are many unspoken social
rules and understandings within the culture. People in these
cultures expect readers to have enough knowledge about the
communication before they begin reading. In areas such as
instructions, for example, it is assumed that rea