Deck 8: Adapting Communication to Cultures and Social Communities

Question 1

A system of ideas, values, beliefs, customs, and language that is passed from one generation to the next and sustains a particular way of life is known as __________.

A) communication
B) low-context communication style
C) high-context communication style
D)culture
E) social communities

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Phil attends a party being held in honor of a visitor from Great Britain. Phil notices that the visitor doesn't stand very close to those who are talking to her. Phil doesn't assume that the visitor is being rude or unfriendly; instead he wonders how personal space preferences in Great Britain differ from those in the United States. Phil is practicing __________.

A) resistance
B) toleration
C)understanding
D) respect
E) participation

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Being able to understand more than one group's ways of using language such as what is practiced by many Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, lesbians, gay men, and members of other groups that are simultaneously part of a dominant and a minority culture is known as __________.

A) multilingualism
B)code switching
C) respect
D) understanding
E) cultural relativism
TRUE/FALSE

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The importance of adapting communication to various cultures and social communities is reflected in __________.

A) our ability to accurately interpret nonverbal messages
B) negotiate effectively with people of varied backgrounds
C) avoiding differences with others
D)both a and b
E) all of the above

Question 5

"I don't approve of the gay lifestyle, but I can accept it." This response reflects which of the following orientations to cultural diversity?

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

Question 6

If you identify with a culture that emphasizes collective well-being, you are most likely to __________.

A) rank personal freedom as more important than an orderly society
B) think an honor reflects primarily on the individual who earned it
C)avoid self-promotion
D) state your position directly or strongly
E) all of the above

Question 7

The tendency to regard our culture and our way of life as normal and superior to other people and other ways of life is known as __________.

A) moral relativism
B) cultural relativism
C)ethnocentrism
D) stereotyping
E) standpoint theory

Question 8

Nonverbal communication expressions of the overall dominant European-American culture heritage in the United States today is reflected __________.

A) in a statue of Benjamin Franklin in front of the town library
B) in a portrait of George Washington in a grade school classroom
C) in a banner featuring a gay pride symbol displayed in a storefront window
D)a and b
E) a, b, and c

Question 9

In general, which of the following characteristics best describes a management style favored by many women?

A) impersonal
B) highly directive
C) issue Oriented
D)collaborative
E) all of the above

Question 10

The social, symbolic, and material practices of a social group that shape its members' perspectives and communication processes are known as __________.

A) understanding
B) co-cultures
C)standpoint
D) ethnocentricism
E) relativism

Question 11

The type of cultures in which people act relatively independent of others in the culture.

A)individualistic
B) collectivist
C) low-context
D) high-context
E) cultural relativism

Question 12

The idea that any culture includes a number of social groups with distinct perceptions, identities, and ways of interacting is associated with __________.

A)standpoint theory
B) person-centeredness
C) multilingual orientation
D) constructivism
E) systematic desensitization

Question 13

We learn our own culture's perspectives and rules by __________.

A) studying about it in books
B)learning our language through observing and interacting with others
C) being born with it
D) instinctively responding to nonverbal behaviors
E) staying isolated from others

Question 14

Which of the communication cultures or co-cultures below tends to favor competitiveness in interaction, limited emotional responsiveness, and a focus on accomplishing instrumental goals?

A) feminine communication culture
B)masculine communication culture
C) Asian communication culture
D) African American communication culture
E) lesbian communication culture

Question 15

Maggie is very nervous around devout Muslims. She thinks they don't belong in the U.S., and never tries to make any conversation with Muslims she comes across. Maggie's actions are an example of __________.

A) ethnocentrism
B) assimilation
C)resistance
D) tolerance
E) cultural relativism

Question 16

Mark decided to drop Professor Yang's course after only the first week because he felt he did not like her accent. He told a friend later that, "We pay good money to go to school here. They should at least hire teachers who sound like one of us." His attitude reflects __________.

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

Question 17

Members of a collectivist culture __________.

A)think of themselves more as part of a group
B) regard each person as distinct from other people
C) value personal freedom
D) tends to have more assertive communication
E) tends to have more competitive communication

Question 18

The type of communication styles used by individualistic cultures which are very explicit, detailed, and precise are __________.

A) high context
B) social communities
C) low-context
D) ethnocentrism
E) cultural relativism

Question 19

Groups of people who live within a dominant culture yet also belong to another group that is distinct from the mainstream culture are called __________.

A)social communities
B) low-context groups
C) outliers
D) new wave communities
E) none of the above

Question 20

Men who are socialized in masculine communities typically __________.

A) are competitive
B) build friendships by doing things together
C) prefer jokes that include aggression and sexual references
D) focus talk on solving problems or getting things done
E)all of the above

Question 21

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

Question 22

Telling someone that you "understand" their experience because you've been in a similar situation is one way of confirming the other person.

Question 23

__________ occurs when people give up their ways and adopt the ways of the dominant culture.

Question 24

Resistance is a response to social diversity that devalues other cultures.

Question 25

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

Question 26

__________ involves curiosity, rather than judgment, as we make active efforts to recognize differences are rooted in cultural teachings.

Question 27

When people are able to speak and understand more than one language, they are __________.

Question 28

When we communicate with others, we learn their culture's views and rules.

Question 29

Communication is profoundly related to culture.

Question 30

Denying the practices and validity of other cultures is a response to social diversity that is called __________.

Question 31

__________ is the response to diversity when we incorporate some practices and values of other groups into our own.

Question 32

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

Question 33

A culture includes a number of __________ __________, groups of people who live within a dominant culture yet also belong to another social group or groups.

Question 34

__________ __________ claims that social groups within a culture distinctively shape the perceptions, identities, and opportunities of members.

Question 35

Multiple cultures may exist within a single society and geographic region.

Question 36

Appreciating the validity and value of some other culture without adopting it is a response to diversity known as __________.

Question 37

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

Question 38

Social communities include a number of cultures.

Question 39

Eye-contact is a primary indicator of culture.

Question 40

Conventional nonverbal communication in a culture often reflects the perspective of dominant groups.

Question 41

Identify the five responses in the process of adapting to cultural diversity. Provide an example of each response in the same communication context.

Question 42

Discuss the four guidelines for adapting communication to diverse cultures and social communities. Give examples for each.

Question 43

Define culture and discuss at least three ways in which communication and culture are closely linked. Provide examples for each of the three ways.