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a culture that values being productive and keeping busy tend to have

*doing* orientation to human activity

If we attempted to study intercultural communication without considering the perspective of the critical approach, we would miss

An understanding of how the cultural patterns of a specific culture reflect cultural values

Refers to the ability of southern and Eastern European immigrants to "blend" into the general US population

Assimilatable

Economic disparity among the ethnic groups in the United States can be best understood by looking at ______

Class structure

Token Stories of success and upward mobility reinforce the _____ of the United States

Class structure

Researchers who use the _______ approach to studying intercultural communication are interested not only in understanding human behavior but also in changing the lives of everyday communicators

Critical

Researchers that assume their research can help people resist forces of power and oppression represent the ________ approach to studying intercultural communication

Critical approach

Being aware of one's cultural limitations and taking an "other-oriented" approach in intercultural encounters is termed

Cultural humility

White Americans think there is greater equality between races than African Americans illustrates

Culture is a group related perception

Many Native American students are soft spoken and hesitate to participate in classroom discussions. Amy, however, is a Native American who actively participates in class and often asks questions to her instructors. Amy's behavior illustrates that. ______

Culture is dynamic

Which is true of Asante's notion of Afrocentricity

Descriptions of the communication rules of given people "ust be grounded in the beliefs and values of that person

Developed by communication scholar Everett Rogers explains how cultural practices can be changed

Diffusion of Innovations Theory

Our sense of familiarity and comfort within our own cultures is ______.

Embodied ethnocentrism

The result of the tendencies for members of particular ethnicities to settle in the same area

Enclaves

According to Martin and Nakayama, the study of intercultural communication in order to proselytize others without their consent illustrates an _______ issue about the application of intercultural knowledge

Ethical

Which of the following is true of the development of the intercultural communication area of study

It originated with scholars looking for practical answers to help overseas workers

Refers to acting or presenting oneself in a specific way so as to accomplish some goal

Performative

Historically, the anti-immigrant nativistic movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries:

Promoted violence against newer immigrants to the United States

People who believe that behavior can only be judged within the context in which it which it occurs are operating from a ___________ position of action

Relativist

Toni tells her Chinese friend Guiwen that he should not be angry about his perceived superficial friendliness of many Americans without first understanding the cultural context of the behavior. Toni has taken a _____ position of ethics.

Relativist

The process of perpetuating cultural patterns

Social reproduction

The goal of the _________ approach is to predict specifically how culture influences communication

Social science approach

Gudykunst's studies based on individualistic versus collectivist values that explain how communication styles vary from culture to culture are an example of

Social science research

An "easy" class can mean different things to different people. This illustrates that communication is _____

Symbolic

The fact that Bertha uses her chin instead of her finger to point illustrates that communication can be

Symbolic

Which of the following is primarily used in the critical approach

Textual analysis of media

Approach that assumes that human behavior is predictable and that cultural is a variable that can be measured

The functionalist approach

Young Yun Kim and Kelly McKay-Semmler (2013) measured Asian and European immigrants use of social media and email to communicate with people from their own country and also Americans. Based on the integrative theory of adaption, they predicted and found that:

The more immigrants communicated with people in the US, the better adapted they were to the US

The way in which culture judges good or bad, right or wrong are often determined by

Values

Carmen would rather spend time interacting and relaxing with friends than working. In fact, she recently turned down a promotion because it would mean she would see her family and friends less. Carmen probably grew up in a culture with a _____ value orientation toward human activity.

being

A symbolic process whereby reality is produced, maintained, repaired and transformed

communication

Jeremy is always polite and courteous to his instructors at school but tends to be a bit rowdy with his friends at a party. The differences in Jeremy's communication illustrate the importance of _____ in determining behavior and communication.

context

refers to certain bodies of cultural knowledge and cultural competencies

cultural capital

learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people

culture

The idea that not all members of a particular group will behave or think in the same way illustrates _____.

culture is heterogeneous

John and Nancy were raised in Illinois and speak only English. Many of their neighbors, however, have immigrated from countries outside the United States and speak English as a second language. John and Nancy's desire to have a positive relationship with their diverse neighbors illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.

demographic

Ethnic or national groups that are geographically dispersed around the world

diasporic group

Kyle doesn't understand why people in some countries don't make greater use of agricultural technology and why, if they have large populations, more people don't practice birth control. Kyle probably lives in a society with a _______

domination of nature over humans

The need to market products effectively in different countries illustrates the ____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.

economic

Principles of conduct that help govern the behavior of individuals and groups are known as

ethics

The changes in the patterns of immigration during the last 40 years illustrate the fact that the population of the United States is becoming much more

heterogeneous

Researchers using a critical perspective attempt to explain

how macrocontexts such as political structures influence communication.

Many people in Central America have a preference for gender specific roles (e.g men should be primary bread winners and women are responsible for the family). They probably have a _____________ value orientation.

masculine

Which of the following might explain why early intercultural researchers paid little attention to intercultural communication contexts?

most of the researchers had international intercultural experience

An intellectual, political, and cultural movement calling for the independence of colonized states is

post-colonialism

Which of the following is an example of emic research?

researching the communication strategies people in India use to show respect

Maria had never really thought much about her Italian heritage until she became friends with Aylin, an American of Middle Eastern descent. Through conversation and visits to Aylin's family, Maria gradually began to realize how many of her own behaviors were culturally determined. Maria's experience illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.

self-awareness

One limitation of the social science approach is

the possibility that the methods used are not culturally sensitive.

Rebecca is appalled that in some countries, girls regularly marry before the age of fifteen. She believes that all females should be adults before they marry regardless of their culture because of issues of education, prenatal health and economic rights. Rebecca has assumed the _____ position of ethics.

universalist

Collectively, the values and perceptions of a cultural group represent its _____.

worldview