HC CH. 8

Using the "zoo approach" to view and admire other cultures is considered _____. acceptable supportive inclusive unethical

unethical

Anyone who wishes to communicate more ethically across cultures should keep in mind that _____. we all communicate through a cultural lens other cultures must be valued because they are unique and exotic it's acceptable to view others against the standards of your own group you should always remain true to your view of the world

we all communicate through a cultural lens

What is indicated by a recent Pew poll that found that 70-80 percent of both black and white Americans report that all or most of their close friends are of the same race? Historical forces influence contemporary intercultural interaction. Integrated religious institutions and educational institutions provide opportunities for intercultural friendships. Americans remain fairly racially segregated in their schools and neighborhoods. Students in a multicultural campus assume that they have intercultural relationships just by virtue of being surrounded by cultural diversity.

Americans remain fairly racially segregated in their schools and neighborhoods.

According to researcher Mark Orbe, what negative effect often occurs when women try to fully assimilate into a male-dominated organization? They are ignored for being "above their place." They are criticized for being too masculine. They are shamed into taking less pay and benefits. They are harassed for being too professional.

They are criticized for being too masculine.

Kabi has chosen to attend college in California instead of his home country because of opportunities he sees there. He has come to enjoy the more informal lifestyle in the U.S. Kabi can be identified as _____. a border dweller through travel a border dweller through socialization a border dweller through displacement a border dweller through relationships

a border dweller through travel

A cocultural group is understood to be _____. a significant minority group within a dominant majority that shares dominant group values and communication patterns the dominant group within a diverse culture that is made up of many smaller minority groups that share group values and communication patterns the dominant group within a diverse culture that is willing to change its group values and communication patterns to accommodate others a significant minority group within a dominant majority that does not share dominant group values or communication patterns

a significant minority group within a dominant majority that does not share dominant group values or communication patterns

How can you most effectively communicate that you're interested in someone else's culture and affirm their sense of identity? acquire knowledge about its history, background, and values refrain from discussing your own culture's history, background, and values apply stereotyping and prejudices remember the benefits gained by intercultural communication

acquire knowledge about its history, background, and values

What communication strategy is suggested for individuals in intercultural intimate relationships? adopt open communication about the differences between them cut off communication with those who disapprove of intimate intercultural relationships ignore and downplay the differences between them embrace the culture of the individual from the majority culture

adopt open communication about the differences between them

Border dwellers who embrace and thrive in their surroundings, both recognizing its challenges and realizing its potential, are known as _____. reformed ethnocentrists potential intercultural communicators constructive marginal people encapsulated marginal people

constructive marginal people

A defining element of the process referred to as diaspora is _____. displacement acculturation voluntary immigration traveling for pleasure

displacement

Jacques sees his small community as just about perfect. Overall, he feels no other community ever measures up because the values and traditions he has absorbed seem to clearly be the best. Most people would view Jacques as _____. egocentric ethical ethnocentric multicultural

ethnocentric

An individual from a collectivist culture would most value _____. group harmony power winning at any cost independence

group harmony

Diverse is another word for _____. dynamic intercultural homogeneous heterogeneous

heterogeneous

Jasmine is an African American freshman girl in college. Her English professor, Dr. Jain, is a middle-aged man from India. The conversations between Jasmine and Dr. Jain represent a _____ degree of "interculturalness." low nonexistent high hidden

high

A cultural group in which the majority strongly believe that one's primary responsibility is to one's self is identified as _____. short-term oriented collectivistic individualistic long-term oriented

individualistic

In societies that value large power distances, what would we expect about interactions between a supervisor at work and his or her subordinates? interactions would be more formal interactions would be strictly informal interactions would not take place interactions would be unclear

interactions would be more formal

What is cited as a primary cause for international business failures? use of virtual communication technologies increasingly diverse populations racial and gender diversity lack of attention to cultural factors

lack of attention to cultural factors

Which of the following descriptions provides the best understanding of culture? a nonchanging and repeating pattern of perceptions, values, and behaviors shared by all people a group of individuals sharing a country or region of origin learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people individuals with similar characteristics of skin tone, eye shape, body type, and hair color

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

Without the _____ to be an effective communicator, no other skills will be relevant. knowledge motivation power ethics

motivation

In the next several decades, the United States will become a "plurality nation," which means that _____. the current majority will double in size ethnicity will no longer be an important concept no single ethnic group will be the majority most people will be identified as multi-racial

no single ethnic group will be the majority

If you are motivated and _____ other ways of viewing the world, then you will be able to engage in meaningful communication. immune to open to ignorant of critical of

open to

Communication scholar Benjamin Broome's facilitation of interethnic relations on the island of Cyprus is an example of _____. enhanced self-awareness peacebuilding pluralism mediated communication

peacebuilding

When Maya moved into her new neighborhood, she found that no one comes from her cultural background, celebrates the same holidays that she does, or even shops where she likes to shop. Maya decides that she will just socialize with her existing friends and family, keeping to her comfort zone. Maya's approach to encountering a different culture appears to be _____. accommodation assimilation remaining separate culture shock

remaining separate

People often learn more about themselves and their own cultural background and identities by coming into contact with people whose cultural backgrounds differ from their own. This is known as _____. self-communication self-awareness self-esteem self-reliance

self-awareness

Stereotypes can become _____, meaning if you stereotype people and treat them in a prejudiced or negative manner, they may react in ways that reinforce your stereotype. motivating unyielding lawful self-fulfilling

self-fulfilling

Which value dimension reflects a society's attitudes toward virtue or truth? power distance indulgence versus restraint human-nature relationship short-term versus long-term orientation

short-term versus long-term orientation

The historical legacy of slavery in the United States can still be seen today in _____. the cultural racism instilled in some White Americans the ongoing exclusion of African Americans from some labor unions the election of Barack Obama as president the legal status of voting rights

the cultural racism instilled in some White Americans

Grace's perceptions of the South and her new roommate from Atlanta are based somewhat on many viewings of the 1939 movie Gone With the Wind. Grace soon learns that her roommate is multilingual and sophisticated, but also has a bit of an Southern accent and loves traditional southern food. What dialectic should Grace reconsider in her approach to Southern culture? the cultural-individual dialectic the personal-contextual dialectic the static-dynamic dialectic the differences-similarities dialectic

the static-dynamic dialectic

A religious group that emphasizes punishment over rehabilitation likely believes humans are fundamentally evil. This is an example of which type of value orientation? indulgence versus restraint view of human nature power distance preferred personality

view of human nature