mcom 2350 exam 2
Why does China have the No. 1 box office market?
Because the market size in China is larger than other countries' market sizes
What band was featured in the Moscow Music Festival video shown in class?
Bon Jovi
The notion of individuals moving between organizations with increasing frequency is called
Boundaryless career
What is assimilation?
Changing one's behavior and adapting psychologically in transition to another culture
The home country for the movie, The Captain (movie trailer shown in class) is _______.
China
Participation in civic dialogue and making full use of expressive opportunities to influence deliberative democracy is referred to as
Communicative engagement
If you seem to have a natural ability to correctly interpret the unfamiliar or unclear behaviors of people from other cultures or groups, you have
Cultural intelligence
What are the two things that self-disclosure can vary in:
Depth and breadth
What is the difference between endogamy and exogamy?
Endogamy is when someone marries within one's group while exogamy is when someone marries outside of one's perceived group
The Green Belt movement
Focused on people's relationship to land, family, government, and future
What are portfolio careers?
Job records that balance a portfolio of different and changing opportunities instead of a single, full-time job
Where did the Green Belt Movement begin?
Kenya
If you "acculturate" to a culture, you are
Learning, in part or whole, a culture to which you are traveling
Exogamy is a specific term that refers to
Marrying outside of one's perceived group
A nuclear family, according to the text, could be exemplified by
Mom, dad, and the kids
What is an example of a media frame from Hollywood's perspective
Most men of color are portrayed as terrorists
You join a company with that identifies with a single country but recognizes and values local cultural diversity. It is a
Multicultural organization
Which of the following is not an example of globalization
Pam Tillis, a U.S. country-western singer, stereotypes Mexican Americans to sell her music video, Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)
Politics 2.0 refers to
How social structures maintain their authority—and how the governed consent to it
Which of the following countries is home to the highest number of films produced each year?
India
According to Kim's Theory, what makes up the adjustment cycle?
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Self-disclosure is important to understand in intercultural relationships because:
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The difference in view of time as linear or as fluid and overlapping is
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True/False: Globalization does not have a greater benefit for media corporations and the economies that host them.
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True/False: Organizational communication is shaped by the culture and climate of a specific organization.
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What are the four stages of cross-cultural adjustment?
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What are two reasons for the growth of global media flow?
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What type of organization consists of one dominant, cultural group?
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Where were the two study abroad places that our guest speakers talked about in class?
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"Diaspora" describes
A group that has traveled to many places from a single homeland, with groups often retaining elements of the culture of origin
By definition, a social movement is
Aimed at political criticism or change
What is a change caused by globalization?
All of the above
When we talk about global media, we are speaking specifically of
All of the above
Which of these is not an example of interlocalization?
All of the above
When did media and ideas first start flowing between different parts of the world?
As long as humans have moved around
The notion of individual employees guiding their own careers, rather than the organizations doing it, is called
Protean career
Somebody forms a friendship with someone from another group (e.g., interracially). While they love the person, they still hold their same prejudices of the group ("You're not like the other X's"). This is
Refencing
What does current research suggest about the U-curve and other stage models?
Research gives small support to the U-curve—only 10-30% might go through the stages in the predicted order and time
Which medium reaches a greater percentage of the earth than other networks?
Satellite TV
Blake Mycoskie, a former Amazing Race contestant and founder of four businesses, became a servant leader by building a corporation that makes, sells, and gives away
Shoes
Which term refers to someone who travels to another culture for a longer time, but who intends to return home?
Sojourner
What is a refugee?
Someone who travels to another culture or location by force, such as through fleeing violence or oppression in one's own land
What is the brand name of Blake Mycoskie's corporation?
TOMS
Some cultures have unique relational patterns. For example, the Chinese notion of kuan-hsi—similar to a concept in Brazil, Spanish-speaking South America, and the Middle East—refers to
The building of social networks and connections to help one get through life
What is convergence?
The idea that globalization is leading us to become more alike and consume a smaller diversity of products
What is the definition of interlocalization?
The intersection of international and local influences and meanings.
Tseng provides a list of ways couples in an intercultural relationship might manage difference. One of the approaches, similar to what some call a "third culture" approach, suggests
The partners might both give up their own cultural ideas on some point to create their own way of being
The most precise definition of globalization is
The social, cultural, economic and political integration of different parts of the world
An immigrant is a person who
Travels to another culture with intent to stay permanently
True/False: Global media flow is often one-way
True
True/False: Mediated communication knows no borders
True
True/False: Poorer countries are receivers of international media because there is a lack of a robust media market.
True
Which of the following is a component of organizations?
Varied levels and nuances of structure