Deck 7: Communication and Culture

Question 1

Which of the communication cultures below exemplifies norms that favor competitiveness in interaction,restricted expressiveness,and using communication to accomplish concrete purposes?

A)feminine communication culture
B)masculine communication culture
C)high-context culture
D)collectivist culture
E)low-context culture

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a source of cultural change?

A)isolation
B)invention
C)diffusion
D)cultural calamity
E)communication

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Invention,as one source of cultural change,is the creation of

A)tools,ideas and practices.
B)tools,medicine,and appliances.
C)institutions,medicine,and technology.
D)tools,institutions,and medicine.
E)technology,books,and institutions.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The use of one's own culture and its practices as the standard for interpreting the values,beliefs,and norms of another culture is known as

A)cultural relativism.
B)moral relativism.
C)egocentrism.
D)ethnocentrism.
E)assimilation.

Question 5

Which of these is an example of being multilingual?

A)Nadia,who is Spanish,speaks French,Spanish,and English.
B)Carlos,who is gay,understands the slang of queer communities and straight communities.
C)Eloise,a Canadian woman living in Japan understands the verbal and nonverbal customs of her own culture as well as those that are unique to Japan.
D)Rachael has learned both feminine and masculine styles of communication.
E)All of these choices.

Question 6

Thrift,industriousness,and respect for elders/ancestors are valued in cultures with 

A)long-term orientation. 
B)short-term orientation. 
C)power distance. 
D)masculinity.
E)femininity 

Question 7

Dejon is very connected to his family and values harmony and group interdependence. Dejon comes from a culture that would be considered?

A)masculine
B)individualistic
C)collectivistic
D)feminine
E)understanding

Question 8

Tolerance is a response in which we accept and approve differences between us and other social groups.

Question 9

The terms "date rape" and "sexual harassment" are examples of

A)how diffusion influences cultural change.
B)how cultural calamity influences cultural change.
C)how communication influences cultural change.
D)how invention influences cultural change.
E)how values influence cultural change.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of communication's relationship to culture and social communities?

A)Communication expresses and sustains culture.
B)Cultures consist of material and nonmaterial components.
C)Cultures are shaped by historical and geographic forces.
D)Cultures are stable and resistant to change.
E)All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Groups of people who live within a dominant culture yet are members of another group or groups that are not dominant in a particular society are known as which of the following?

A)diffused groups
B)socially aware
C)invented groups
D)social communities
E)marginal communities

Question 12

Many Westerners have borrowed ingredients and styles of cooking from other cultures.This kind of borrowing is known as

A)Invention.
B)Cooptation.
C)Diffusion.
D)Cultural dilution.
E)Homogenization.

Question 13

Assimilation happens when people abandon their own cultural norms and practices in order to adopt those of another culture.

Question 14

Jacob tries to avoid ambiguity and vagueness. What would Jacob's behavior be an example of?

A)masculinity.
B)power distance. 
C)uncertainty avoidance. 
D)tolerance. 
E)individualism. 

Question 15

Aaron is being introduced to his new workplace and co-workers.His boss tells him the names of people and departments,but she says very about each person's rank or the relationship between departments.She also does not speak much about the culture of the workplace.However,at the end of the introduction she says,"Hopefully now you have a better understanding of who we are,what we stand for,and how things work here." Aaron's boss's communication style seems to be best described as what?

A)Collectivist
B)Individualist
C)Low context
D)High context
E)Masculine

Question 16

Recognizing that a Japanese person doesn't hold eye contact is an example of which response to diversity?

A)tolerance
B)respect
C)ethnocentrism
D)understanding
E)acceptance

Question 17

The recognition that differences are rooted in cultural teachings and that no customs,traditions,or behaviors are intrinsically better than ours reflects which response to diversity?

A)tolerance
B)understanding
C)respect
D)acceptance
E)participation

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the guidelines for improving communication between cultures and social communities?

A)Engage in ethnocentrism.
B)Resist cultural relativism.
C)Ignore diversity to the extent it is possible.
D)Accept cultural differences even if you do not approve of them or understand them.
E)Respond to cultural differences by first clearly stating your own perspective and encouraging others to follow it.

Question 19

When we begin to recognize the cultural basis for practices that diverge from our own,we are reflecting which response to diversity?

A)tolerance
B)understanding
C)respect
D)acceptance
E)participation

Question 20

Cultures are systems and thus aspects of a culture are interrelated and work together to create a whole.

Question 21

Race and ethnicity are the only social communities that involve distinct communication patterns.

Question 22

Mainstream ideology is evident in nonverbal communication.

Question 23

The distance between high and low power is great and is often inherited.

Question 24

Cultures are expressed and sustained through communication.

Question 25

____________________ is the assumption that our culture is right and its norms are the only right ones.

Question 26

September 11th can be considered a cultural calamity for the United States.

Question 27

Attacking the practices of other cultures or proclaiming the superiority of our own cultural traditions is a response to social diversity that is called ____________________.

Question 28

The creation of tools,ideas,and practices is called ____________________.

Question 29

Cultures are usually stable,with very little change over time.

Question 30

Cultural changes in one area do not usually influence cultural changes in another area.

Question 31

Patterns of communication reflect cultural values and perspectives.

Question 32

____________________ is the idea that cultures vary in how they think,act,and behave,as well as in what they believe and value.

Question 33

____________________ refers to the extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.

Question 34

____________________ means borrowing from another culture.

Question 35

Participation is a response to social diversity that involves incorporating practices of other social groups into our own communication repertoires.

Question 36

Research on women and men's communication reveals that the rules taught through childhood play remain with many of us as we grow older.

Question 37

Diffusion involves borrowing from other cultures.

Question 38

The HIV/AIDS crisis is an example of a cultural calamity.

Question 39

Being multilingual means you must learn another formal language.

Question 40

In highly masculine cultures women cannot be competitive and assertive.

Question 41

____________________ refers to the size of the gap between people with high and low power and the extent to which that gap is regarded as normal.

Question 42

Describe and discuss the four sources of cultural change.

Question 43

____________________ orientation involves living for the moment.

Question 44

The term used to define groups of people who are within a dominate culture but are also members of a group or groups not within the dominate culture is ____________________.

Question 45

____________________ refers to the extent to which members of a culture understand themselves as part of and connected to their families,groups and cultures.

Question 46

Name and describe three of the five dimensions for how cultures vary.

Question 47

Identify the five distinct responses to diversity.Offer one specific example to illustrate each response.