Deck 4: Diversity and the Effects of Culture

Question 1

This generation grew up with computers

A) Builder generation
B) Milennial generation
C) X generation
D) Boomer generation

Answer 1

Milennial generation

Question 2

The generation, born from 1901 to 1945, tend to be cautious about money, defer gratification, and believe in self-sacrifice, and working toward the common good is the

A) net generation.
B) X generation.
C) boomer generation.
D) None of these answers are correct.
E) builder generation.

Answer 2

builder generation.

Question 3

Some cultures, The Netherlands and Thailand, for example, value behaviors such as nurturing and caring for others. This type of culture is referred to as

A) high uncertainty avoidance.
B) low power distance.
C) low context.
D) femininity.
E) masculinity.

Answer 3

femininity.

Question 4

Propp found that, in mixed sex groups, information provided by women is evaluated more stringently, this is an example of

A) minimal differences between gender.
B) differences between race.
C) biological sex as a status cue.
D) minimal differences between sex.
E) differences between age.

Question 5

Intercultural communication is

A) All of these answers are correct.
B) None of these answers are correct.
C) among individuals from the same culture or co-culture.
D) the basis for all encounters in group communication.
E) among individuals from different cultures or co-cultures.

Question 6

Diversity can enhance a group's performance, if a group's communication process allows members to integrate their diverse perspectives.

Question 7

Explain the difference between "culture" and "cultural grouping".

Question 8

Outline or list a set of two or more ethical guidelines for communicating in intercultural small groups. Support (provide reasons for; explain importance of) each principle you list.

Question 9

This generation experienced the Great Depression

A) Builder generation
B) X generation
C) Boomer generation
D) Milennial generation

Question 10

Intracultural communication is

A) among individuals from the same culture or co-culture.
B) All of these answers are correct.
C) among individuals from different cultures or co-cultures.
D) None of these answers are correct.
E) the basis for all encounters in group communication.

Question 11

This generation experienced higher suicide rate than other generations

A) Boomer generation
B) Builder generation
C) X generation
D) Milennial generation

Question 12

For this generation a major influence was the death of Princess Diana

A) Milennial generation
B) Boomer generation
C) X generation
D) Builder generation

Question 13

This generation experienced divorce on a massive scale

A) Builder generation
B) X generation
C) Milennial generation
D) Boomer generation

Question 14

In China, instead of hearing, "No, I don't agree with that idea," you are more likely to hear, "Perhaps we could explore that option," even though the statementsmay mean the same thing. That is because in China what is not said is often more important than what is said. This is because China is a ______________ culture.

A) low-context
B) high-context
C) high-power distance
D) collectivist
E) masculine

Question 15

Within the United States, the _____________ culture is more collectivistic than individualistic.

Question 16

Because enculturated differences are learned, they can be changed quickly and easily when people are taught how to make some changes.

Question 17

Likely to also be a collectivist culture

A) high context communication
B) low context communication

Question 18

Being alert, open, willing and reflective is an example of _____________ communication.

A) none of these
B) honest
C) helpful
D) mindful
E) good

Question 19

Techniques (suggested by Bantz) for managing cultural diversity among members of a work group:

A) mix persons from different cultures in task teams.
B) teach Esperanto to all members as a work language.
C) establish explicitly consensus goals and deadlines.
D) avoid specific goals and deadlines.
E) integrate work and socializing so they occur simultaneously.

Question 20

Members of a small group who come from two or more cultures may have learned different rules about what may be discussed, how to express disagreement, how to reach decisions, and where to look in face-to-face groups.

Question 21

Minority members of groups are often the lowest contributors.

Question 22

Individuals born before 1945 belong to which generation?

A) builder
B) Y
C) X
D) net
E) boomer

Question 23

An example of an individualistic culture where the needs of the individual predominates over the needs of the group can be found in ______________________.

Question 24

Culturally diverse; meaning cannot be taken for granted.

A) low context communication
B) high context communication

Question 25

A grouping that sees itself as distinct but is still part of the larger culture is termed a _____________________.

Question 26

Persons with a high power-distance culture prefer

A) hands-off leaders, or shared leadership.
B) conformity and directive leadership.
C) low levels of conformity among group members.
D) individualism and authoritarian leadership.
E) nonconformists and democratic leadership.

Question 27

People from collectivist cultures value cooperation within the group and slow consensus building rather than direct confrontation in which individual opinions are debated.

Question 28

In the United States, it tends to be difficult for African Americans to participate in groups dominated by Caucasian Americans, and vice versa.

Question 29

Members of collectivist cultures (e.g., China) tend to value verbal clarity more than members of an individualistic culture (e.g., USA).

Question 30

Nigeria has a(n)

A) collectivist culture
B) individualistic culture

Question 31

An example of a high power-distance culture, where people adhere to a rigid, hierarchical status system, is ____________________________.

Question 32

A group member's culture or co-culture has a major influence on that member's communication behavior: describe the 5 influences.

Question 33

Germany and Switzerland use

A) low context communication
B) high context communication

Question 34

The significant events people live through together contribute to the formation of their worldview, values, and communication preferences. This is an example of

A) co-cultural differences based on race.
B) co-cultural differences based on ethnicity.
C) All of these answers is correct.
D) co-cultural differences based on gender.
E) co-cultural differences based on age.

Question 35

A culture in which verbal statements tend to be highly ambiguous, but can be interpreted accurately on the basis of contextual conditions and nonverbal signals, is said to involve ______________ communication.

Question 36

Malaysians and Arabians are more likely to challenge what a person of high rank in a group says than are Americans.

Question 37

People who identify most strongly with a collectivist culture perform better if they are rewarded as a group rather than as individuals.

Question 38

Many Japanese people are suspicious of persons who display great skill at being explicit, clear, and direct when expressing opinions.

Question 39

In a study of stereotypes typically held by African Americans and Caucasians about each other, Leonard and Locke found that

A) persons in each of these categories held equally negative stereotypes about the other.
B) Caucasians had more negative impressions of African Americans.
C) there is good reason to think such stereotyping will soon end.
D) they perceive each other as threatening and have generally negative evaluations of each other.
E) these stereotypes do not affect communicative behavior between persons in the two categories.

Question 40

Ethnically diverse groups tend to come up withless creative solutions than ethnically homogeneous group do.

Question 41

Which of the following is a guideline for ethical intercultural interaction?

A) Resist making attributions of stupidity or ill intent
B) Be willing to discuss intercultural differences openly
C) Be willing to adapt to differences
D) Recognize and accept differences
E) All of these

Question 42

A grouping that sees itself as distinct, yet part of a larger group is termed which of the following?

A) none of these
B) subculture
C) co-culture
D) plural culture
E) monoculture

Question 43

Propp found that in _________ sex groups, information provided by women is evaluated more stringently.

Question 44

In a culture with low context communication, the meaning is carried by the words, verbal content.

Question 45

To communicate successfully with people of different cultures a person must become ethnocentric.

Question 46

Native Americans have a(n)

A) individualistic culture
B) collectivist culture

Question 47

A message carried by the context and nonverbal content is

A) high context communication
B) low context communication

Question 48

"Culture" is defined in Effective Group Discussion as

A) the patterns of values, beliefs, symbols, norms, and behaviors shared by a group of people.
B) the different ways in which peoples communicate.
C) a group of people who share a language, a religion, and values.
D) education and development of people so they can fit into a society or other large group.
E) the artistic and technological output of a society.

Question 49

The _______________________ generation lived through the Great Depression, World War II, the polio epidemic, and the four-term presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Question 50

Middle-class males use longer sentences and generally more complex speaking patterns.

Question 51

Which of the following describe why generalizing about male and female behavior is misleading?

A) All of these answers are correct.
B) Individual identity preferences can mediate the influence of gender and sex.
C) Men and women can and do behave similarly in groups.
D) The nature of the task can mediate the influence of gender and sex.
E) The group composition can mediate the influence of gender and sex.

Question 52

Most North Americans share the belief that life is like a flowing river, so one must learn to go with the flow rather than seek to change it.

Question 53

A variable called "power distance" greatly affects who is expected to communicate about what and how. A related variable is "uncertainty avoidance." Cultures range from high to low in preferences for power distance and uncertainty avoidance. What differences would high versus low power distance make in (1) the degree to which group members are expected to conform to norms, (2) how members of the culture respond to recommendations and feedback from superiors (authorities), (3) preference for authoritarian or democratic leaders, and (4) acceptance of dissent and disagreement?

Question 54

High context cultures tend to be very individualistic.

Question 55

This generation experienced the civil rights movement

A) Milennial generation
B) X generation
C) Boomer generation
D) Builder generation

Question 56

A person who thinks his or her culture is superior to other cultures (e.g., "the American way is the right way.") is said to be ______________.

Question 57

Rural and urban; white collar and blue collar; eastern, southern, western, and midwestern United States;-these are all examples of

A) nominal cultures.
B) intercultures.
C) masculine cultures.
D) co-cultures.
E) intracultures.

Question 58

Which culture is more comfortable with a controlling, directive leadership style?

A) none of these
B) low uncertainty avoidance
C) high-context communication
D) masculine cultures
E) feminine cultures

Question 59

The United States of America uses

A) high context communication
B) low context communication

Question 60

Which of the following describe co-cultural characteristics based on socioeconomic class?

A) all of these
B) income
C) skill
D) job authority
E) education