Question 1

Thrift,industriousness,and respect for elders/ancestors are valued in cultures with

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A)  long-term orientation. 
B)  short-term orientation. 
C)  power distance. 
D)  masculinity.
E)  femininity F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 2

In highly masculine cultures women cannot be competitive and assertive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The use of one's own culture and its practices as the standard for interpreting the values,beliefs,and norms of another culture is known as

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A)  cultural relativism.
B)  moral relativism.
C)  egocentrism.
D)  ethnocentrism.
E)  assimilation.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The recognition that differences are rooted in cultural teachings and that no customs,traditions,or behaviors are intrinsically better than ours reflects which response to diversity?

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A)  tolerance
B)  understanding
C)  respect
D)  acceptance
E)  participationF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Jacob tries to avoid ambiguity and vagueness. What would Jacob's behavior be an example of?

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A)  masculinity.
B)  power distance. 
C)  uncertainty avoidance. 
D)  tolerance. 
E)  individualism. F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Cultures are expressed and sustained through communication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The HIV/AIDS crisis is an example of a cultural calamity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The distance between high and low power is great and is often inherited.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Assimilation happens when people abandon their own cultural norms and practices in order to adopt those of another culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The creation of tools,ideas,and practices is called ____________________.

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Question 11

Mainstream ideology is evident in nonverbal communication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true of communication's relationship to culture and social communities?

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A)  Communication expresses and sustains culture.
B)  Cultures consist of material and nonmaterial components.
C)  Cultures are shaped by historical and geographic forces.
D)  Cultures are stable and resistant to change.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following is one of the guidelines for improving communication between cultures and social communities?

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A)  Engage in ethnocentrism.
B)  Resist cultural relativism.
C)  Ignore diversity to the extent it is possible.
D)  Accept cultural differences even if you do not approve of them or understand them.
E)  Respond to cultural differences by first clearly stating your own perspective and encouraging others to follow it.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

____________________ is the idea that cultures vary in how they think,act,and behave,as well as in what they believe and value.

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Question 15

Tolerance is a response in which we accept and approve differences between us and other social groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the five distinct responses to diversity.Offer one specific example to illustrate each response.

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Question 17

Dejon is very connected to his family and values harmony and group interdependence. Dejon comes from a culture that would be considered?

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A)  masculine
B)  individualistic
C)  collectivistic
D)  feminine
E)  understandingF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

____________________ means borrowing from another culture.

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The answer of ____________________ means borrowing from another culture....

Question 19

____________________ orientation involves living for the moment.

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The answer of ____________________ orientation involves living for the moment....

Question 20

____________________ refers to the extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.

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Which of the following is NOT true of communication's relationship to culture and social communities?

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Assimilation happens when people abandon their own cultural norms and practices in order to adopt those of another culture.

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____________________ is the idea that cultures vary in how they think,act,and behave,as well as in what they believe and value.

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