Question 1

Miles, who is half Mexican American and half White American, has very light brown skin. He was raised in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood, and he identifies himself as Mexican American. However, his friends regard him as "White" because of his fair skin. His "Mexican American" identity is

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Avowed identity refers to how individuals see and define themselves, which in this case is Miles identifying himself as Mexican American despite his friends' perceptions.

Question 2

Globalization changes the way we understand cultural space because

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Globalization leads to the creation of hybrid cultural spaces where multiple cultures interact and coexist, blending and influencing each other within the same geographical location.

Question 3

In Chapter 4, hip-hop culture is used as an example of how

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Hip-hop culture, originating from the streets and urban landscapes, serves as a prime example of how individuals and communities use their immediate cultural spaces to express, negotiate, and reclaim their identities and cultural heritage.

Question 4

In various parts of the world, artists and musicians create their versions of hip-hop culture to appeal to their audience and cultural values. This is an example of

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Question 5

Accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

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Time-space compression refers to the process of reducing the time it takes for information, objects, and people to travel across space, making distant places feel closer and more accessible. Accessing news and images from distant places and communicating in real-time with friends around the world through social media are examples of how technology compresses time and space, making it feel as though geographical distances have shrunk.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of cultural space ?

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Cultural space influences both verbal and nonverbal communication practices, shaping how individuals interact within a cultural context.

Question 7

Hip-hop culture, as it emerged in the South Bronx using communicative practices such as tagging and rap, illustrates

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Hip-hop culture, particularly through practices like tagging and rap, represents the reclaiming of a location of enunciation by providing a voice and identity to marginalized communities, particularly in the South Bronx. This act of expression through music, art, and dance allowed these communities to assert their presence and perspectives in a society that often overlooked them.

Question 8

Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that

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The prominence and height of financial buildings in metropolitan areas symbolize power and access to resources, reflecting how cultures use space to communicate power dynamics and societal values.

Question 9

Segregated cultural space

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Segregated cultural space has historically been used to establish and maintain the hegemony of the dominant group, often reinforcing social hierarchies and inequalities.

Question 10

Chinatown in San Francisco is a useful example of contested cultural space

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Chinatown in San Francisco is considered a contested cultural space primarily due to its history of conflict and resistance against efforts to displace or change the community. This resistance is a significant part of its identity, highlighting the struggles of its inhabitants to maintain their cultural space amidst external pressures.

Question 11

We can say that hip-hop cultural space is polysemic because

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Polysemic refers to something that has multiple meanings or interpretations. Hip-hop cultural space is considered polysemic because it encompasses a variety of expressions, interpretations, and meanings that can vary widely among different groups and individuals.

Question 12

The example of McDonald's in Moscow described in the textbook is an illustration of

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The example of McDonald's in Moscow is used to illustrate a hybrid cultural space, where elements of American culture (fast food) blend with local Russian culture, creating a unique space that reflects both cultures.

Question 13

Hybrid cultures and hybrid cultural spaces are characterized as

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Hybrid cultures and spaces often emerge as forms of collective resistance against dominant cultures or in response to the blending of different cultures. They are not necessarily about stability, equal power relations, or domination by a powerful group, but rather about the creative and sometimes subversive ways communities adapt and resist cultural homogenization.

Question 14

A Chicana feminist scholar, Gloria Anzaldúa, describes the fluid, contradictory, and creative experience of living in what she calls the "Borderlands/borderlands." Her experience exemplifies how

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Gloria Anzaldúa's concept of "Borderlands/borderlands" reflects the creation of a cultural space where an oppositional identity is articulated, challenging dominant narratives and structures.

Question 15

The weekly gathering of friends and family in an Iranian American home, where rituals, food, and cultural practices from Iran are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture, is an example of

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This scenario exemplifies a hybrid cultural space because it involves the blending and merging of Iranian cultural practices with the context of living in America, creating a unique, mixed cultural environment that maintains elements from the original culture while adapting to a new cultural setting.

Question 16

Michelle's mother is African American and her father is White. She identifies as biracial. However, people in the United States identify her as Black. The designation of Black as her identity is

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An ascribed identity is one that is assigned to an individual by others, often based on observable traits such as skin color, rather than by the individual's own identification. In this case, despite Michelle identifying as biracial, society's perception of her as Black is an identity ascribed to her by others.

Question 17

McDonald's is one of the most globalized corporations. If you visit their stores in other countries, you will find menus that are unique to their local culture. This is an example of

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Glocalization refers to the practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations. McDonald's adapts its menu to fit local tastes and cultures while maintaining its global brand, which is a classic example of glocalization.

Question 18

Understanding and "reading" the intercultural dimensions of place, cultural space, and location today requires ______ vision.

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Bifocal vision is necessary for understanding and "reading" the intercultural dimensions of place, cultural space, and location today because it allows one to see and interpret from multiple perspectives, including both global and local viewpoints.

Question 19

New York City was devastated by the loss of jobs as the forces of globalization geared up and manufacturing industries sought cheaper labor conditions outside the United States in a process called ________.

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Deindustrialization refers to the process where industrial activity declines in a region or economy, often due to companies moving their manufacturing operations to places with cheaper labor, which was a significant issue for New York City as globalization increased.

Question 20

The word ______, which is used primarily today to refer to ethnic or racial neighborhoods of urban poverty, originally referred to an area in Venice, Italy, where Jews were segregated and required to live in the 1500s.

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The term "ghetto" originally referred to the Jewish Quarter in Venice, Italy, established in 1516, where Jews were compelled to live under the Venetian Republic. Over time, the term evolved to describe similar areas of forced segregation and has since been used more broadly to denote urban neighborhoods of poverty, often with implications of racial or ethnic concentration.

Quiz 4: Displacing Culture and Cultural Space: Locations of Nonverbal and Verbal Communication