Intercultural Communication Final Exam
What changes do the findings of the UN studies show occurred over the past decade?
A reduction in gender inequality has been virtually universal.
Where do Hmong populations primarily live within the United States?
California, Minnesota, Wisconsin
True or False: Amish youth have no choice but to choose to accept an Amish identity.
False
True or False: Culture shock has only psychological symptoms and no physical symptoms.
False
True or False: The United States was the first country to grant women the right to vote.
False
True or False: The first stage of culture shock is irritation and hostility.
False
True or False: The majority of Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, and Vietnamese refugee teenagers become involved in gang criminal behavior.
False
True or False: United States immigrants ranked first in overall assimilation.
False
True or False: Worldwide, 100% of the education gap between women and men has been closed.
False
True or False: Worldwide, 85% of the health gap between women and men has been closed.
False
Which culture was forced to flee Laos for the United States?
Hmong
Which of the following is true of Nordic countries?
They lead the world in gender equality
True or False: An asylee is a person who is seeking refuge in another country for political reasons.
True
True or False: Compared to Anglo-Americans, Hispanics rely on extended families for emotional support.
True
True or False: Cultures regulate how many spouses a person can have, which partner has more authority and dominance in the union, and from what group a person can choose a partner.
True
True or False: Migration influences both origin and destination countries.
True
True or False: Sojourners and expatriates live in a country for a specific purpose such as work.
True
True or False: The term Latino refers to Spanish-speaking individuals who came from, or whose ancestors came from, anywhere in Latin America.
True
An immigrant's learning and adopting the norms and values of a new host culture is called ______.
acculturation
The Gender Inequality Index (GII) was created at the United Nations as a measure of all of the following EXCEPT ______.
education
In which of the following family types are spouses selected by custom?
endogamous community family
The Human Development Index (HDI) was created by the United Nations Development Program as a measure of all of the following EXCEPT ______.
health
Maintaining important parts of one's original culture as well as becoming an integral part of a new culture is ______.
integration
Replacing the melting pot analogy, the salad or stew analogy is evidence of which prevalent view of immigration in the United States today?
integration
The Hmong, who left Laos, and the Montagnard, who left Vietnam, experienced ______ when they arrived in the United States.
marginalization
In ______ countries, love and family life may be seen as separated.
masculine
The word or phrase most often used to describe the assimilation of early immigrants into the United States was ______.
melting pot
Amish settlements in the United States are examples of voluntary ______ in American society.
separation
Maintaining one's original culture and not participating in a new culture is ______.
separation
A person who lives in a country for a limited period of time, from as little as 6 months to as long as 5 years, with a specific and goal-oriented purpose such as education is a(n) ______.
sojourner
