Deck 11: What Diversity Exists in the Study of Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Explain the interpretive perspective on intercultural communication?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Explain the difference between the critical and social scientific perspectives on intercultural communication?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Identify the centering concept for each of the three major perspectives on culture?

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Briefly define each of the three perspectives discussed in the text. Give an example of each as part of your definition.

Question 5

Scholars from the social scientific perspective look at popular culture and the relationship between the media and culture in terms of _________ types of connections.

Question 6

The centering concept in the critical perspective is ______________.

Question 7

Understanding the members' _______________ is a goal in the interpretive approach to culture and communication.

Question 8

When people are primarily concerned with understanding how other communities make sense, they have adopted which perspective?

A) Critical
B) Interpretive
C) Hegemonic
D) Social Scientific

Question 9

When adopting the interpretive lens you hope to?

A) Control the situation
B) Understand the other culture in a way that resonate with the other cultures own understanding
C) Reveal that negative power relationships in a culture
D) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the three perspectives is the right perspective to adopt?

A) Interpretive
B) Critical
C) Social Scientific
D) All of the above as they all have strengths.

Question 11

Which perspective places the greatest emphasis on resisting the often unseen powers of a dominant society?

A) Critical
B) Interpretive
C) Native
D) Social Scientific

Question 12

The social scientific perspective strives to successfully control a situation by research focused on:

A) Power
B) Stereotypes
C) Predictability
D) Sense-making

Question 13

The critical perspective adopts a negative attitude toward other cultures.

Question 14

The social scientific perspective's centering concept is power.

Question 15

It is important to find out as much as possible about another culture to make sure the representations are accurate.