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Whiteness refers to

a. A location of structural advantage b. A standpoint c. An ideological perspective to which non-White people can ascribe

Xenophobia is defined as

a. Fear of outsiders

Economic globalization has

a. Increased the need for intercultural awareness, understanding and training

Which of the following is NOT true? Free Trade Agreements

a. Move manufacturing sectors and service sectors to off-shore locations with cheaper labor and less business and environmental regulations. b. Are accepted by all as beneficial

What is NOT TRUE about race

a. Race is part of our past but does not impact people today

Signifier and signified can be explained as

a. Signifier is the word, image, or material form; signified is idea or mental concept.

Maya wants to raise money for the immigrant community in her town to provide them with English lessons. She has a strong network of friends, teachers, and community members who are committed to providing support for her cause. Maya benefits from her

a. Social capital

Tomoko is in the United States as an international student studying Communication Studies. What kind of migrant is she?

a. Sojourner

In this chapter "race" is approached as a sign, in order to

a. Study how different meanings have been associated w/ racial categories through communication over time and place. b. Explore how preferred meanings regarding race have been constructed, negotiated, and contested over time c. Recognize how race is a social construct

When studying culture using an anthropological definition of culture, you would explore

a. Systems of shared meaning among people b. Symbols that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Globalization is characterized by

a. The interconnectedness of people's lives through communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.

Which of the following factors influence migrants' adaptation?

a. The receptivity of the "host" country b. Attitudes of the migrant to adaptation c. The level of racism, ethnocentrism or anti-immigrant sentiment in the "host" country

Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that

a. The way cultures use space communicates.

Standpoint theory is beneficial for intercultural communication because it

a. helps us see that we experience, and understand the world differently based on our different standpoints and positionalities.

Edward T. Hall:

a. is considered the founder of the field of intercultural communication b. focused on the micro-level of human interaction, developing an applied approach to the study of intercultural communication c. developed training programs in the 1950s on culture and communication for diplomats going abroad.

Hegemony

a. is defined as domination through consent by Antonio Gramsci.

Which statements is/are TRUE about ethnocentrism?

a. It is the belief that one's own group's ways of thinking is superior to others. b. People/groups holding ethnocentric views in positions of power have combined to justify dehumanizing practices historically.

What does it mean that race is a social construction?

a. It means race is a product of social norms and practices shaped by the relations of power.

How does the notion of "race" as a social construct inform our understanding of race?

a. It suggests that race is a constructed concept that is influenced by relations of power.

Nazim is a 25 years old French citizen of Algerian descent. While he wants to be part of French society, he experiences racism and lack of employment opportunity as a son of immigrant parents. He also feels that he does not belong to Algerian culture because people in Algerian community perceive him as "too French." Nazim's migrant-host relationship can be best described as

a. Marginalization

Dialogue as a point of entry into intercultural praxis

a. May involve opposing points of view and tension. b. Suggests that either/or thinking is challenged. c. Invites us to stretch ourselves outside our comfort zones.

Bodi, an immigrant from China, came to the U.S. following his cousins and family friends who provided him with information and support for travel, housing, employment, and education. Which of the following enabled his migration?

a. Migrant networks

Nativist movements refer to

a. Movements that called for the exclusion of foreign-born people.

We can say that hip hop culture and cultural space is polysemic because

a. Multiple and often competing meanings are associated with hip hop culture and cultural space.

Positionality refers to

a. One's social location within an intersecting web of socially constructed hierarchical categories.

Studying intercultural communication is critical in our current age because

a. Our assumptions and attitudes about people from different cultures shape who we communicate with, build friendships and alliances with. b. Our exposure to people from different cultures through interpersonal and mediated communication is increasing. c. Histories of conflict among groups, structural inequities and ideological differences frequently frame and inform our intercultural interactions.

Which of the following is TRUE about cultural identity

a. Our cultural identity is shaped by our cultural experiences and social locations.

Colonization occurs when

a. Outside powers impose language, cultural, and/or religious practices on others for the purpose of expansion or exploitation of land or resources.

Culture as de-territorialized means

a. People and culture are removed from their geographic location of origin.

When race or gender is socially constructed, it means

a. People assign meaning to the physical characteristics and create social conventions, norms, and practices associated with the meaning.

In Chapter 4, hip hop culture is used as an example of how

a. People use cultural space (streets, walls, cities) to negotiate and reclaim their culture and identity. b. Culture travels across national borders and changes its meaning and form over time.

Which is TRUE concerning place, cultural space and identities?

a. People use cultural space to create avowed and ascribed identities. b. Geographical location can intersect with social locations (i.e. race, class, gender) to create locations of enunciation.

Cultural values, norms and behaviors

a. Play a significant role in team-building, decision-making, and job satisfaction

The third wave of migration is characterized by

a. Postcolonial migrants who leave former colonies to relocate in former colonizing countries. b. Guest worker programs that bring workers from the periphery of Europe to Western Europe to fill labor shortages and support the economy.

Starting in the late 1980s, a large number of migrants moved from Mexico to work in a meatpacking plant in Marshalltown, Iowa. Back in Mexico, they experienced deteriorating economic conditions, and the meatpacking plant in the U.S. was in need of migrant laborers. This pattern of migration can be best understood from

a. Push-pull theory b. World-systems theory

Migration in the context of globalization is

a. Rapid, multidirectional and diverse.

Framing in intercultural praxis

a. Refers to the use of multiple frames of reference to understand intercultural communication. b. Highlights the ways in which our perspectives, our views on ourselves, others and the world around us are always and inevitably limited by cultural frames.

The two gender system generally constructed in the U.S. is

a. Reflected and constructed through nonverbal communication b. Reflects and maintains inequitable power relations.

Rearticulating "race and gender" as "class" in the global context

a. Requires an intersectional analysis because it hides the way that race and gender intersect with class

Cultural space

a. Shapes verbal and nonverbal communicative practices b. Is constructed through verbal and nonverbal communication practices

Mary purchased a bottle of perfume because she liked the floral and sweet scent. The smell of her perfume is the ________, and the feminine and romantic association she makes with the smell is the __________.

a. Signifier, signified

The genocide of millions of indigenous peoples during the conquest of the Americas is an example of what kind of history?

a. Silenced

Hybrid cultural spaces are

a. Sites of negotiation b. Sites of resistance c. Sites of transformation

The important characteristic of power in intercultural communication is

a. That power is pervasive, and individuals are never outside of relationships of power.

What of the following is TRUE?

a. The European conquest starting in the 16th century transformed global migration patterns in ways that continue to impact us today b. Movements of people and intercultural interactions are directly related to economic and political forces c. The colonial process initiated the division between "the West and the Rest" that we experience today

Immigration trends in the U.S. changed in the later part of the 20th century in which of the following ways?

a. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. b. Discriminatory nationality-based quotas were challenged. c. The number of Latin American and Asian immigrations increased.

Which of the following is an example of understanding culture as a resource

a. The commodification of hip hop culture. b. The commodification of local cultural practices as tourist attractions. c. The export of television programs and programs for economic gain.

The terms global south and global north highlight

a. The division between wealthy, developed nations in the northern hemisphere and poorer, developing nations in the southern hemisphere b. The division between former centers of colonial power and formerly colonized countries

Cultural imperialism is defined as

a. The domination of one culture over others.

The example of McDonald's in Moscow described in the textbook is an illustration of hybrid cultural space because

a. There is a mixing of cultural influences b. Of the altered way the space is used c. New meanings are produced about the space

Rapidly accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

a. Time-space compression

The purpose of engaging in Intercultural praxis is

a. To develop our socially responsible action in regard to our intercultural interactions in the context of globalization.

The "melting pot" metaphor

a. Was never accurate because many cultural groups experienced exclusion from the mainstream culture and/or retained their cultural distinctiveness.

Michelle's mother is African-American and her father is White. She identifies as bi-racial. However, people in the U.S. identify her Black. The designation of Black as her identity is her

a. ascribed identity

Miles, who is half Mexican American and half White American, has very light brown skin. He was raised in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood, and he identifies himself as Mexican American. However, his friends regard him as "White" because of his fair skin. His "Mexican American" identity is his

a. avowed identity

Immigration industrial complex refers to a systematic

a. criminalization of undocumented migrants. b. exploitation of undocumented migrants that conflates public interests in safety with private interests in making profit. c. otherization of migrant groups based on the rhetoric of fear.

Globalization changes the way we understand cultural space because

a. culture is de-territorialized from the place of origin and re-territorialized in new locations. b. it creates hybrid cultural space where different cultures coexist in the same location.

Hip hop culture, as it emerged in the South Bronx using communicative practices such as tagging and rap, illustrates an

a. effort to fit into the dominant culture

Culture is defined as a resource in the

a. globalization definition of culture

Hip hop culture a useful example for intercultural communication because

a. it has unique values, norms, behaviors and beliefs b. it has a complex language, nonverbal codes, and a history born of struggle, creative resistance, and contestation c. It demonstrates how culture is a resource in the global context d. It offers opportunity to engage in intercultural praxis

The cultural studies definition of culture assumes that culture is

a. not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated. b. an apparatus of power and system of domination.

History is important to intercultural communication because

a. our current context of globalization is shaped by the historical events of the last 500 years. b. events in the past shape current migration patterns and global relationships of power.

Engaging in "intercultural praxis" means that you

a. take action based on careful reflection, and critically reflect after taking action. b. have the flexibility to consciously shift perspectives between micro and macro dimensions of intercultural communication.

In the context of globalization, feminization of workforce means

a. there is an increasing demand for women from developing countries to work at factories and serve as caretakers.

Intercultural communication is explored within the context of globalization to

a. understand the important roles that history plays in current intercultural relations b. highlight how relationship of power impact intercultural communication c. point out how global institutions—political, economic, and media institutions—shape intercultural communication

Which of the following indicate engaging in inquiry as a point of entry into intercultural praxis

a. willingness and interest about other cultures b. willingness to change world-view based on learning new things from other cultures

Which of the following is NOT true about Whiteness/White identity in the United States?

a.*Privilege and Whiteness are the same thing. b. White Americans (European Americans) have a set of cultural practices. c. Some feel that being White is a liability.

Postcolonial migrants are impacting former colonial centers because

b. they migrate from former colonies to former centers of colonial power, impacting former colonial centers as numbers grow in critical mass.

Laura is an African American woman. Because of her experiences of both racism and sexism in the U.S., she is likely able to see and understand issues of race and gender from her own perspective and the perspective of those in power. This is an example of

c. Standpoint theory

When Kim tries to understand her ___________, she pays attention to what advantages and disadvantages she has in relation to others as a woman of European descent, who comes from working class background, is educated, and is an American citizen.

Positionality

A large number of Indian scientists, doctors, and computer programmers migrated to the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. This is an example of

a. Brain drain

Standpoint theory

a. Claims that the social groups to which we belong shape what we know and how we view the world.

Globalization is

a. Complex and contradictory and has a major impact on intercultural communication

Culture as de-territorialized means

a. Culture and people are removed from their geographic location of origin.

Soumia, an international student from India, was very excited to come to the U.S. A few weeks after her arrival, however, she started feeling homesick. She began to think that cultural differences are confusing and disorienting. Soumia is experiencing

a. Culture shock

Hybrid cultures and hybrid cultural spaces are characterized as

a. Developing and surviving as forms of collective resistance.

The growth in power of multinational corporations is one of the characteristics of

a. Economic globalization

Ideological wars, an intercultural dimension of political globalization,

a. Employ false dichotomies to galvanize the public b. Often scapegoats one group for the challenges and ills of society

In-hereness and out-thereness of globalization can be best described in which of the following examples?

a. Ethnic communities b. Outsourced call centers that provide customer service from offshore locations. c. The instant communication and sharing of experience across the world through communication technology.

Brandon believes that American culture is superior to other cultures. This is a form of

a. Ethnocentrism

The meanings associated with being a "man" or a "woman" have changed over time and are different in different in cultures. This suggests that

a. Gender is a social construct

Which is true about globalization

a. Globalization has increased interaction and interconnection between people from diverse cultures. b. Globalization has been facilitated by advances in communication and transportation technologies.

McDonald's is one of the most globalized corporations. If you visit their stores in other countries, you will find menus that are unique to their local culture. This is an example of

a. Glocalization

Segregated cultural space

a. Has been and is used to establish and maintain the hegemony of the dominant group.

Cultural globalization is characterized by

a. Hybrid cultural forms and identities b. Transnational cultural connections c. Cultural flows in the context of unequal power relations

The weekly gathering of friends and family in an Iranian-American home, where rituals, food, and cultural practices from Iran are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture are an example of _______________.

a. Hybrid cultural space

Part of Indra's family lives in Bali and others live in the U.S. His mother travels to the U.S. frequently for her jewelry business in Indonesia. Indra's transmigrant community is likely characterized by which of the following.

a. Identification with "home" or Indonesia even if "home" is in the U.S. much of time. b. Intertwining familial relationships across multiple locations

Race has been re-signified in the global context

a. In complex, shifting and contradictory ways. b. As a result of anti-colonial and Civil Rights movements. c. As "culture" and as "class."

Which of the following is TRUE?

a. Intercultural alliances form to resist the impact of institutions of global governance such as the WTO. b. Contradictory forces of democratization, Western dominance, and grassroots resistance impact global governance today.

Justin spent a year abroad in Shanghai, China. After about 5-6 months, he found that through hard work, he was about to engage effectively with the host culture, develop strategies to cope with the psychological stress of being in a new environment, and shift his identity so he could connect with his new friends in China as well as the friend who were from the U.S. also living in China. Justin's experience illustrates

a. Intercultural transformation

The notion of "racelessness," or a "color-blind" society

a. Is supported by racial historicism.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE about the concept of "race?"

a. It is a categorization system based on physical differences. b. The association of physical, mental, emotional or attitudinal qualities with racial groups has no biological basis. c. Race is socially constructed within historical, political and economic contexts with consequences that continue to impact us today in the context of globalization.

Which of the following is NOT true about the field of Cultural Studies

a. It is a transdisciplinary field of study. *b. It aims to develop objective approaches to the study of culture in everyday life. c. It examines the broader historical and political context within which cultural practices are situated. d. It offers tools to critique social inequalities and work towards social change.

Which theory proposed that cultural adaption occurs through a process of growth, stress and adaptation?

Integrative theory of adaptation

Diasporic communities are defined as communities

Who are forced to leave their homeland and maintain a longing to return home

Chinatown in San Francisco is a useful example of contested cultural space

a. Because of the history of conflict to resist the displacement of Chinatown.

Chicana feminist scholar, Gloria Anzaldúa, describes the fluid, contradictory and creative experience of living in what she calls the "Borderlands/borderlands." Her experience exemplifies

a. A cultural space from which to speak and claim an oppositional identity b. Hybrid cultural space

Globalization is characterized by which of the following?

a. A rapidly growing global interdependence and increasing inequities. b. An increasingly dynamic, mobile world facilitated by communication and transportation technologies. c. A historical legacy of colonization and U.S. hegemony.

Hierarchy of difference refers to

a. A system of classification of people predicated on the socially constructed idea of superior and inferior races b. A system that reflected the white supremacist ideologies of the colonial period c. A system that was instrumental in legitimizing a system of domination and European superiority

In the context of globalization, the way people connect with their culture and cultivate a sense of home is changing due to

a. Advances in communication and transportation technologies

"Global cultural homogenization by U.S. American culture" is a definition of

a. Americanization

In Japan and other parts of the world, artists and musicians create their version of hip hop culture to appeal to their audience and cultural values. This is an example of

a. Appropriation

When Robert hears the word "Apple," he thinks of healthy snack fruit, while Shirley thinks of her favorite computer. This is because the relationship between signifier and signified is

a. Arbitrary.