Quiz 2

Which of the following beliefs would be more common in an uncertainty-accepting culture than an uncertainty-avoiding culture?

"Everyone should do as they please"

Which of the following sentiments distinguishes a low-context culture from a high-context culture?

"Say what you mean and mean what you say"

Which of the following is the best estimate, in feet, for social distance in Western cultures?

4-12

Asia and Oceania have a large number of cultures with a high power distance. Which of the following countries in that region is an example of a low-power-distance culture?

Australia

Nikolaos was born in Greece but moved to Italy when he was eight years old. He enjoys soccer and boating. He speaks three languages: English, Greek, and Italian. However, he is most fond of U.S. culture. Which of the following would be considered a co-culture that he is a member of?

Boating Culture

Which of the following is an example of a co-culture?

Christians

Which of the following creates counterproductive stereotypes?

Cultural centrism

The study of cultural differences was pioneered by

Geert Hofstede

Nassim is a feminist. He is traveling on business to a country where women are seen as inferior to men, which bothers him greatly, even though he understands that the inequality is grounded in their religious beliefs. He has remained silent on the topic out of respect, but when his business associates begin teasing him for coming from a "weak" and "feminine" country, he begins to feel intensely frustrated and angry. Which of the following strategies would be most helpful to him?

Honoring his own cultural values

Why is disability status considered alongside ethnicity and gender as an aspect of human diversity in the workplace?

It is a protected status because people with certain disabilities may face discrimination.

Culture is defined as the totality of learned, shared symbols, __________, values, and norms.

Language

A high-contact culture maintains a __________ level of distance between people.

Low

An androgynous individual has a combination of __________ characteristics.

Masculine and Feminine

Monica is from a culture in which being extremely blunt is perfectly acceptable. Which of the following interpretations of Monica's bluntness respects her cultural values?

Monica comes from a culture that assigns a high priority to being confident and assertive.

Status as a citizen of a particular country is known as

Nationality

In which of the following scenarios would a business want to hire a chief diversity officer?

Productivity has declined due to miscommunication between international offices.

When giving a speech, Westerners usually use __________ distance.

Public

A culture that experiences __________ is likely to undergo the most immediate changes in its norms and expectations.

Rapid economic development

Which of the following strategies would be most helpful in combatting projected cognitive similarity?

Recognizing the individuality of others

Groups of people who share the same national culture are called

Societies

A measure of an individual's financial and social position relative to that of others is known as

Socioeconomic Status

Assume you are from a monochronic culture. How might a person from a polychronic culture perceive your behavior?

Strict

Which of the following beliefs distinguishes a collectivist culture from an individualistic culture?

The need to one of the group

The tendency to think members of other groups are all the same is known as

The outgroup homogeneity effect

Which of the following categories would be considered a race?

White