COMM 1500 CH. 2

The culture you acquire growing up is determined by all the following except Multiple choice question.

genetic code

Which of the following has not been identified as a challenge of belonging to an out-group?

peer pressure

A culture's _____ are cultural ideas about what ought to be. Multiple choice question.

values

Which concept of culture includes judgments about how good, desirable, or beautiful something is? language values symbols norms

values

Which of the following are components of culture? (Select all that apply.) Multiple select question.

values language symbols

"Culture" generally refers to a(n) Multiple choice question.

variety of things

Studies of affectionate communication have shown that - highly feminine individuals are likely to express affection. - none of these statements is true. - highly masculine individuals are likely to express affection. - both highly masculine and feminine individuals are likely to express affection.

- both highly masculine and feminine individuals are likely to express affection.

Technical terminology that is understood only by others in the same co-culture is known as

JARGON

Which of the following statements is not true about high-context cultures? Offenses are to be avoided. Offering personal opinions is valued. Environmental cues are important for understanding messages. Maintaining harmony is important.

Offering personal opinions is valued.

With respect to sex differences in emotion, which of the following is true? Women are less likely to express positive emotions than men are. Men are more likely to express sadness and depression than women are. Men and women do not differ from each other in how they express jealousy. Women and men report experiencing the same amount of emotion.

Women and men report experiencing the same amount of emotion.

A group of students who attend the same high school and all belong to the school's computer club would be an example of what? cultural norming a co-culture enculturation cultural adaptation

a co-culture

Societies are made up of people who share

culture

the jarring reaction we have when we find ourselves in highly unfamiliar situations.

culture shock

The process by which cultural traditions are passed from one generation to the next is known as what? acculturation enculturation cultural transmission cultural adaption

enculturation

Norms for how women and men are supposed to act are referred to as

gender roles

Communicating across ____ can be, for many people, even more confusing than communicating across cultures.

genders

Groups with whom you identify are called

in-groups

Some researchers believe women and men grow up in different speech communities. According to that idea, men are taught to do ________ and women are taught to do ________. expressive talk; intimate talk social talk; personal talk instrumental talk; expressive talk intimate talk; expressive talk

intimate talk; expressive talk

Which of the following would be considered very specific communication codes, such as those used by doctors and dentists? clichés specialized codes idiomatic expressions jargon

jargon

The idea that "all people are created equal" would be characteristic of which type of culture? high-power-distance culture low-context culture high-context culture low-power-distance culture

low-power-distance culture

Which of the following do social media contain which characterize co-cultures?

norms symbols language

Groups you see as different from yourself are called Multiple choice question.

out groups

Stress-related health concerns can be the result of ______ status. Multiple choice question.

out-group

Instead of identifying as male or female, Lou identifies with all genders. The gender option on Facebook that most accurately describes Lou is pangender neutrois two-spirit gender fluid

pangender

Culture may be associated with any of the following, but it is specifically a property of Multiple choice question.

people.

When do we tend to notice other cultures? when they are different from our own primarily when we are traveling when they share many traits with our own when we are in public

when they are different from our own

Your culture is determined by

where you were raised. the language, values, and norm of where you were raised. who raised you.