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Culture Jamming is
the act of altering or transforming mass media and popular culture forms into messages or commentary about itself. a way to resist dominant mainstream media and produce alternative popular culture texts.
Which of the following is an example of "oppositional metaphor"?
"Civilized versus uncivilized" "Us versus them" "Good versus evil"
Which of the following is/are myth(s) about interracial relationships?
Children from interracial marriages have psychological problems, particularly in terms of identity. Individuals who choose interracial romantic relationships are deviant and disturbed. Nondominant groups marry into the dominant group for status. Dominant group choose nondominant group partners out of rebellion or to spite their parents.
Which of the following is/are TRUE about intercultural relationships?
Civil rights movement of the second half of the 20th century paved the way for intercultural relationships today. Intercultural relationships today are embedded in the history of colonization.s
Which of the following have we learned about "culture" in this course?
Culture can be used as a resource for economic development, collective empowerment, and education. Culture is contested and never static.
Which of the following is/are foundational principle(s) in this textbook? ff
Culture is a site of contestation where meaning making is a struggle and not a static entity that remains fixed and stable. Intercultural communication is always situated within specific, local contexts as well as broader global contexts. Globalization has a minimal influence on intercultural relations in local contexts. The study and practice of intercultural communication should be about critical engagement, democratic participation, and social justice.
Immigration trends in the United States changed in the later part of the 20th century in which of the following ways?
Discriminatory nationality-based quotas were challenged. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 allowed for kinship and family reunification. The number of Latin American and Asian immigrations increased.
Which of the following is/are TRUE?
Intercultural alliances are increasingly necessary and frequent in the context of globalization. Intercultural alliances are unlikely to occur due to increased ethnic and racial conflict in the global context. Intercultural alliances are sites where issues of power and privilege are negotiated and potentially transformed. Intercultural alliances are relationships that are not influenced by issues of power and privilege.
Part of Indra's family lives in Bali and others live in the United States. His mother travels to the United States frequently for her jewelry business in Indonesia. Indra's transmigrant community is likely characterized by which of the following?
Intertwining familial relationships across multiple locations A sense of transnational "home" in both Indonesia and the United States
Which of the following is/are NOT true? 105
Sexuality does not matter in intercultural relationships because it is a private issue that has no impact on civil rights, social institutions, and education.
According to the case study in Chapter 9 about intergroup conflict between Armenian and Latino high school students, what is/are the factor(s) that shape their conflict?
The cultural history of the Armenian Genocide and how their close-knit Armenian community is perceived by others as old-fashioned and resistant to assimilation Latino/a students' struggle to fight against stereotypes and prejudices attached to the category "Hispanic," such as being lazy and not interested in school
Which of the following is/are TRUE about global and regional media circuits?
The world's most populated countries—India and China— represent significant regional media circuits. Many Hollywood movies are produced transnationally and distributed globally. Media and popular culture remain segregated according to the national boundaries. India is one of the only non-Western countries that has influenced the global cultural market.
What does it mean to engage in intercultural bridgework?
To navigate across multiple cultures and create connections among them To develop sensitivity, understanding and empathy for multiple groups of people
What does it mean to exercise "inquiry" in intercultural praxis?
To suspend judgment and be open to new ideas To be willing to ask questions
Which of the following is/are emphasized when we study intercultural communication?
U.S. culture emphasizes equality; yet unequal relations of power shape intercultural communication and relationships. U.S. culture tends to be future oriented; yet histories shape intercultural relations and dynamics.
The notion of "friendship" varies across cultures because _____________.
Western cultures typically have an individualistic orientation to friendship, where friendship is voluntary and chosen. in collectivistic cultures, friendship is typically based on group associations and a sense of mutual obligation.
The Arab linguistic term musayara refers to _______________.
a communication style that focuses on maintaining and promoting harmony. the act of accompanying one's conversational partner in dialogue.
Social justice is defined as ____________________.
a goal and process that enables the equal participation of all groups. a movement toward an equitable distribution of resources in society.
Cooperative argument is explained as
a model of argument that manages the resolutions of disagreement within a set of rules that is responsive to intercultural differences. a model of argument that seeks understanding, ethical dialouge, relational integrity, and empathy a model of argument that is adversarial and competitive
Postcolonial migrants are ___________.
people who migrate from former colonies to former centers of colonial power.
Cultural differences in the notion of friendship can be found in ___________. fff
different views on how long it takes to develop a friendship. different views on what is appropriate behavior in friendship. different views on how soon and how much one discloses about oneself to a friend. how certain cultural groups do not value friendship.
Intercultural conflict can be defined as a real or perceived incompatibility of ___________________.
goals, processes, and outcomes. values, norms, and expectations.
The third wave of migration is characterized by____________.
guest worker programs that bring workers from the periphery of Europe to Western Europe to fill labor shortages and support the economy. 7
In the macroframe analysis of intercultural conflict, geopolitical power inequities are understood to be rooted in ____________.
histories of colonazation
Confucian dynamism is one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions that emphasizes ____________.
persistence and long-term orientation to time
Culture industries
mass produce standardized cultural goods
Cultural differences in facework shape intercultural conflict because _______________. ff
people from collectivistic cultures often use more avoiding, obliging, or integrating approaches to conflict. people are generally more concerned with other's self-image. people are generally more concerned with their self-image than that of others. people from individualistic cultures often use more confrontational, controlling, and solution-oriented approaches to conflict.
Antimiscegenation laws _____________.
prohibited marriage between people of different races. existed in more than 40 states until 1967. were overturned in the landmark Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court case.
Intercultural activism means ______________.
sharing power and valuing diversity. engaging in actions that create a democratic world. challenging discrimination, domination, and oppression.
People who initiate intercultural relationships are drawn to one another based on ____________.
similarities in interests, values, and goals. physical attraction to one another. proximity to one another.
Popular culture produces __________ in the form of entertainment.
social norms values ideologies
A principle(s) threaded throughout this book is/are ______________.
the study and practice of intercultural communication need to be grounded in critical engagement, democratic participation, and social justice.
To study intercultural communication in the context of globalization and social justice means ______________.
to disconnect from other parts of the world and focus only on local culture. to explore what it means to be a global citizen. to pay attention to how our lives are interconnected across cultural and physical boundaries. to situate social justice as one of the primary characteristics of intercultural communication.
