Deck 5: Privileging Relationships: Intercultural Communication in Interpersonal Contexts

Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Ethnic differences among European Americans have been blurred into one racial category.
B) People who avow or are ascribed an identity as White have an ethnicity.
C) Ethnicity does not apply to European Americans as the dominant group.
D) Ethnicity plays a role in choices that are made regarding who develops and sustains friendships and romantic relationships.

Answer 1

Ethnicity does not apply to European Americans as the dominant group.

Question 2

Kathy, a White European American woman, and Oguz, a Muslim American man, have been dating for 2 months. Kathy has become more aware of how religious differences and stereotypes affect the people in Muslim communities including Oguz. Which state of intercultural romantic relationship development process is she in?

A) Racial/cultural awareness
B) Coping
C) Identity emergence
D) Relational maintenance

Answer 2

Racial/cultural awareness

Question 3

Which of the following is/are TRUE about intercultural relationships?

A) Globalizing forces have reduced the frequency and intensity of intercultural relationships.
B) Intercultural relationships today are unrelated to colonization.
C) Civil rights movement of the second half of the 20th century paved the way for intercultural relationships today.
D) Intercultural relationships are just like any other relationships because of the advancement of communication technology.

Answer 3

Civil rights movement of the second half of the 20th century paved the way for intercultural relationships today.

Question 4

Randy thinks that heterosexuality is the only normal, natural, and universal form of sexuality. This type of assumption is called

A) classism.
B) racism.
C) heteronormativity.
D) sexism.

Question 5

Ashley is Norwegian American and Megan is German American. What type of intercultural relationship do they have?

A) Interethnic
B) Interreligious
C) International
D) Interracial

Question 6

The advocates of same-sex marriage try to transform ______________ by creating space for family and relationships outside of heterosexual relationships.

A) intercultural relationships
B) antimiscegenation laws
C) class prejudice
D) heteronormativity

Question 7

Patrice (Haitian American and Christian) and Josh (White, Jewish American) have been in an interracial relationship for 6 months. Because of some unwelcome reactions and prejudicial comments from people who disagree with their relationship, they began to develop proactive and reactive strategies to manage challenges and discrimination. According to the model of romantic relationship development, which stage are they in?

A) Racial/cultural awareness
B) Coping
C) Identity emergence
D) Anticipation

Question 8

Defined as the personal attitudes individuals of any class culture may hold about members of other classes, ____________ shapes the dynamic of intercultural relationships.

A) classism
B) class prejudice
C) capitalism
D) anticapitalism

Question 9

A person, group, or community who works across lines of cultural differences in support of and partnership with others is called

A) intercultural praxis.
B) intercultural friend.
C) intercultural ally.
D) intercultural partner.

Question 10

Which of the following is TRUE of intercultural relationships?

A) Intercultural relationships are decreasing today as prejudices across cultures increase.
B) They are generally more superficial in the long run than relationships between people from the same culture.
C) People tend to enter into them more out of sympathy or curiosity rather than genuine liking.
D) Concerns of the extended family and societal perceptions of differences are accentuated compared with relationships between people from the same culture.

Question 11

While Alison identifies as heterosexual, she is active in providing support and raising public awareness for people in the LGBTQ community. Alison is

A) an intercultural ally for LGBTQ community.
B) an intercultural friend of LGBTQ people.
C) an intercultural partner of LGBTQ community.
D) an intercultural companion of LGBTQ community.

Question 12

"The systemic subordination of class groups by the dominant, privileged class" is a definition of

A) heterosexism.
B) racism.
C) sexism.
D) classism.

Question 13

Laura comes from an upper-class Christian family. When she started dating Ben, who is nonreligious and from working-class background, her family was not accepting of their relationship. This is an example of how

A) intercultural relationships often involve multiple and intersecting cultural differences, including class and religion.
B) religious differences matter more than class differences in intercultural relationships.
C) class differences matter more than religious differences in intercultural relationships.
D) class and religious differences do not matter as long as they share the same racial background.

Question 14

Eric and Michael have been in a romantic relationship for the past 10 years. Since their State does not allow same-sex marriage, they have come to develop their own definition of family and what it means to be in a committed relationship. This is an example of

A) relational culture/identity.
B) interfaith relationship.
C) sexual orientation.
D) intercultural praxis.

Question 15

A primary challenge of interracial romantic relationships is

A) the prejudices each member of the couple hold about each other.
B) the assumptions and prejudices held by society about interracial relationships.
C) the legal barriers to interracial relationships.
D) the inherent differences that are held by two different racial groups.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about intercultural relationships on the Internet is true?

A) Online dating is unaffected by racial stereotypes and hateful messages.
B) There are various Internet dating sites that challenge or reinforce racial stereotypes to a varying degree.
C) Online dating is likely to be more successful than traditional dating practices.
D) Internet dating sites proactively address and challenge racial stereotypes.

Question 17

As a bicultural, bilingual, and biracial child, Jose finds himself constantly translating, mediating, and navigating between his Italian American relatives and Mexican American relatives. What term best describes his intercultural experience?

A) Dialogue
B) Interracial relationships
C) Intercultural bridgework
D) Relational maintenance:

Question 18

Sami and Dmitri have been friends for several years. They have introduced each other to their family members and trust each other as friends. At which stage of intercultural friendship development process are they?

A) Exploratory interaction phase
B) Ongoing involvement phase
C) Initial encounter phase
D) Racial awareness

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of Hofstede's dimensions of culture that can help us understand intercultural communication in the workplace?

A) Individualism/collectivism
B) Low/high content
C) High/low power distance
D) Masculinity/femininity

Question 20

High uncertainty avoidance cultures tend to

A) be more formal and rule oriented.
B) be more informal and less structured.
C) encourage new and creative approaches.
D) be less formal and rule oriented.

Question 21

Nondominant groups marry into the dominant group for status.

Question 22

Children from interracial marriages have psychological problems, particularly in terms of identity.

Question 23

Sexuality does not matter in intercultural relationships because ideas about femininity and masculinity are universal across cultures.

Question 24

Sexuality and sexual identities intersect with ethnic, racial, religious, and national cultural differences in intercultural relationships.

Question 25

Antimiscegenation laws existed in more than 40 states until 1967.

Question 26

The notion of "friendship" varies across cultures because Western cultures typically have an individualistic orientation to friendship, where friendship is voluntary and chosen.

Question 27

Cultural differences in the notion of friendship can be found in different views on how soon and how much one discloses about oneself to a friend.

Question 28

People who initiate intercultural relationships are drawn to one another based on stereotypes toward one another's groups.

Question 29

Confucian dynamism is one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions that emphasizes a balance between dominance and passive aggressiveness.

Question 30

Racework requires emotional work.

Question 31

What is intercultural alliance and bridgework? Briefly explain and provide examples.

Question 32

Briefly discuss how intercultural praxis may be used to address the challenges in intercultural relationships.

Question 33

Briefly explain antimiscegenation laws. How does the history of antimiscegenation influence the way people develop romantic relationships today?

Question 34

Do we live in a postracial society? Discuss your informed thoughts using examples.

Question 35

Describe Interreligious or interfaith relationships, and using an example, explore the challenges inherent to these types of relationships.