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Culture

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This term describes the consequences of the mass media that shrinks the world...
global village
YTVIDEO: There was an airport scene where a group of passengers were surprised by the weather. Which city was it?
Calgary
YTVIDEOQ: There was a feast scene where delicacies were served, in that same segment what was served for dessert?
monkey brains
YTVIDEOQ: There was a soccer scene where different forms of greetings were introduced what product was the commercial for?
Pepsi
As the United States becomes more culturally diverse, intercultural competence
will become a necessity
Which term stands for or represents units of meaning?
symbols
The transactional view of communication emphasizes the construction or shared creation of messages and meanings.
true
Throughout the world, there is an increasing pattern of cross-border movements that is changing the distribution of people around the globe.
true
Communication has occurred even if there is no degree of understanding between the participants.
false
n the next decade, one's economic success will likely depend upon the ability to display competent communication behaviors in an intercultur
true
Failure to create a harmonious intercultural society in the U.S. will likely result in
conflicts and hatred
Cultures that develop in warm climates are characterized by
higher levels of interpersonal involvement
Lustig and Koester use the term _________ to refer to the external environment in which a culture lives.
ecology
The term beliefs refers to what a group of people defines as good and bad or what it regards as important.
false
The unique experiences that are a part of a culture's collective wisdom are a culture's
history
Lustig and Koester suggest that the terms subculture and coculture are problematic and should not be used.
true
Culture is taught by the explanations people receive for the natural and human events around them. This process is an example of how culture
is learned
The terms culture and nation are equivalent terms.
false
The basic understanding of what a culture thinks the world is like or what is true or false is termed their...
beliefs
What a group of people decide is good or bad or what is important is termed...
values
A group's idea of what appropriate behavior or expectations are is termed...
norms
Predictable social patterns that members of a group typically follow...
social practices
Together the beliefs, values, and norms affect the ____ of a group
behavior
Political term referring to a government and its people...
nation
Term referring to physical similarities among people; like skin color...
race
A term that could refer to a number of cultures that share a language, religion, or nation state (among other things)...
ethnicity
Inherited characteristics are a result of...
biology
Intracultural communication is when the people talking ___ from a similar culture
are
Intercultural communication is when the people talking ___ from a similar culture
are not
Communication between European Americans and Vietnamese People is...
interracial communication
Cross-cultural communication involves a comparison of people from the ____ culture to people of a ___ culture.
same, different
Interactions among people from different nations is termed...
international communication
Race can form the basis for prejudicial communication that can be a major obstacle to intercultural communication..
true
Europeans were able to conquer the native people in the Americas because of the Europeans'
access to many plants and animals that could be domesticated
Knowledge of one's own cultural system can help to understand another culture.
true
The tapestry metaphor of cultural diversity implies that U.S. American cultures are rather static and unchangeable.
true
People from Brazil and Guatemala may also be considered Americans.
true
One problem with the melting pot metaphor is that it is not an accurate depiction of what has actually occurred in the U.S.
true
What do the terms "black people" and "white people" refer to?
racial groups
The term "Hispanic" refers to
native spanish speakers
he display of _____ is the only BASIC skill that is demonstrated similarly by all cultures.
respect
Which metaphor of U.S. cultural diversity suggests it is NOT acceptable for cultural groups to maintain their unique identities?
melting pot
The term dominant culture can be perceived negatively by people in the United States because it might suggest that one culture...
is better than another
Members of the Cherokee and Inuit cultures prefer to be called Native Americans.
false
People are usually not conscious of culturally shared beliefs.
true
Cultures that emphasize formality are more likely to adhere to a hierarchical social relations structure during interactions.
true
Beliefs that refer to matters of personal likes and dislikes are called...
peripheral beliefs.
Shared interpretations about what the world is, what it should be, how people should behave, and people's predictable behavior patterns are:
cultural patterns
Within any culture, a preferred set of solutions will be chosen and agreed upon by all of its members
false
The term that refers to socially shared expectations of appropriate behaviors is
norms
"Becoming" is the dominant characteristic of European Americans.
false
Regarding something as good or bad, clean or dirty, or fair or unfair, is an example of a...
value
Which term refers to whether a value is seen as positive or negative?
valence
What are the four components of cultural patterns?
beliefs, values, norms, and social practices
Hofstede's indulgence versus self-restraint dimension implies that ultures high on restraint discourage excess ...
consumption
The GLOBE research mixes cultural practices with cultural values to provide one simple taxonomy of cultural patterns.
false
Cultures at the midpoint of the gender egalitarianism dimension believe that
gender quality is preferred
Striving for individual happiness is NOT an expectation of cultures that are high on humane orientation.
true
ultures that do NOT advocate deferred gratification of rewards are described by the present orientation dimension.
true
Cultures that do NOT prefer and reward the satisfaction the simple pleasures of the present moment bring are described by the
future orientation
Cultures that have high uncertainty avoidance develop many ways to control people's social behaviors.
true
According to Hofstede, cultures that believe people should be judged on the basis of their achievements tend to have
high masculinity scores
People from self-effacement cultures adapt relatively easily to foreign environments
true
The competent intercultural communicator acknowledges the existence of negative feelings about other cultures.
true
Once formed, cultural identities provide an essential framework, organizing and interpreting our experiences of others.
true
Fears that the outgroup will achieve economic or social success, along with a simultaneous loss of economic or social status by the ingroup=
symbolic racism
The knowledge function of prejudices helps people to maintain their sense of self-esteem.
false
People who ignore evidence that is not consistent with their own viewpoint may be called
prejudiced
It is natural for humans to understand that others evaluate and reason about the world differently.
false
Which human information process presents an obstacle to intercultural competence?
the simplification of information
The outgroup homogeneity effect occurs when all members of a particular group are regarded as much more similar to each other than they...
are
The term _____ refers to the behavioral manifestations of one's prejudice.
discrimination
he tendency to use the categories and values of one's own culture to evaluate the actions of others is called...
ethnocentrism