Communication in a globalized multicultural society: ethnic mentality aspect

National Aviation University, Kosmonavta Komarova ave. 1, Kyiv, Ukraine

^* Corresponding author: drotlg@nau.edu.ua

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to set out the peculiarities of the forms of communication in a multicultural society in the context of globalization through the lenses of ethnic mentality component of intercultural interaction. The problem of intercultural interaction, mutual understanding and consent in the communication of different peoples living together in a single society, is under review by the world and domestic scientific and philosophical public. The article argues that in ontological terms, interethnic communication is a complex multidimensional sociocultural phenomenon, which is studied within interdisciplinary approach by philosophy, political science, sociology, psychology, communication theory and other socio-humanitarian sciences. In the era of globalization, integration processes are intensifying. As a result, there are new political, economic, social and cultural conditions for the coexistence of different ethnic groups in a multicultural society. Since ethnic mentality characteristics have a significant impact on the communication processes, one can not underestimate their place and role in the intercultural communication of people. This factor contributes into new communicative forms of representatives of various ethnic groups, which shape the multicultural space of social being in the conditions of globalization.