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Q: In the United States, which of the following is not true about gender roles? a. children learn to differentiate between masculine and feminine activities as infants b. around four years old, children recognize that labels such as boy and girl apply to classes of people c. males are socialized to be aggressive and self-reliant whereas females are socialized to be nurturing and sensitive d. none

Q: Which of the following is not typically true of gender roles in Asian cultures? a. fathers tend to get perks which demonstrate status such as being served first at meals, having the first bath, etc. b. women are given more freedom than men c. males are responsible for task functions d. females are responsible for social and cultural functions e. males have more power than females

Q: How do folktales, legends, and myths teach culture?

Q: Does art reflect culture or does culture reflect art? Use examples in your explanations.

Q: What is the role of the mass media in culture?

Q: Explain why culture is dynamic.

Q: Provide at least two examples of how culture is an integrated system.

Q: A cultures unconscious assumptions about how the world operates is referred to as its: a. subculture b. foundation c. deep structure d. matrix e. protoculture

Q: The three most enduring and influential organizations in cultures are: a. family, state, religion b. family, community, nation c. community, nation, religion d. family, community, religion e. state, nation, religion

Q: Which of the following is not true about deep structure institutions? a. carry cultures most important messages b. the institutions and their messages endure c. the institutions and their messages are deeply felt d. have a superficial impact on a persons identity

Q: Define individualism and collectivism. Provide at least two specific cultural examples of each.

Q: What does it mean to say communication is contextual? Include examples based on location, occasion, time, and number of participants.

Q: Is communication behavior mostly learned or mostly innate? Explain.

Q: What are the functions of culture?

Q: List and describe at least three of the five elements of culture discussed in the text.

Q: Defend the idea that culture is learned.

Q: What are proverbs and what impact do they have on culture? Provide at least one example of a native and non-native proverb.

Q: Art is influenced by culture, but the relationship is not reciprocal. a. True b. False

Q: Television has been directly linked to socialization. a. True b. False

Q: As people grow up, they learn symbols but not the cultural meaning of those symbols. a. True b. False

Q: Historically, societies have insisted that religions adapt their own cultural traditions rather than the other way around. a. True b. False

Q: What is the relationship between communication and identity?

Q: Discuss at least two of the four uses of communication presented in chapter two.

Q: Provide a definition of communication and compare to the one presented in the text.

Q: What are the major components of communication?

Q: Provide an example of how noise might impact the encoding and decoding process.

Q: Values reflect culture, but they play no role in perpetuating the culture. a. True b. False

Q: Language is fundamental to the functioning of culture. a. True b. False

Q: Schools represent informal ways of learning culture. a. True b. False

Q: Because of the brevity of proverbs, their influence is often overlooked. a. True b. False

Q: Folktales are often simple morality lessons focusing on what the cultures perspective is on right and wrong or good and evil a. True b. False

Q: A sense of self is acquired through the process of communicating with others. a. True b. False

Q: All people, regardless of culture, have a need to communicate and interact with others. a. True b. False

Q: Encoding is an external activity. a. True b. False

Q: Skype is a software application that allows people to communicate with live audio and video in real-time. Skype uses a different channel than typical face-to-face interactions. a. True b. False

Q: Every communicative event is characterized by a multitude of competing stimuli. a. True b. False

Q: Not every culture uses symbols. a. True b. False

Q: Most communication behavior is innate or inborn. a. True b. False

Q: All of our messages, to some degree or another, do something to someone else. a. True b. False

Q: The authors argue that improving intercultural requires a clear understanding of the phenomenon of culture. a. True b. False

Q: Culture is made up of only those objective elements which have increased the probability of survival in the past. a. True b. False

Q: History, unlike religion and culture, give objective guidance for daily life. a. True b. False

Q: How cultural traits make sense in that cultures context reflects culture as: a. an integrated system b. internalization c. structuration d. ideation e. perpetuation

Q: What is objectivity? What role does objectivity play in intercultural communication?

Q: The idea that Self is not innate, but is acquired in the process of communicating with others best describes what use of communication? a. person perception b. identity c. interpersonal needs d. influence e. control

Q: The definition of communication used in the text includes all of the following ideas except: a. dynamic process b. share thoughts c. using symbols d. general settings e. particular settings

Q: Which component of communication is most accurately represented If Andy is trying to decide how to explain a change in plans to Bill and Chris. a. messages b. encoding c. decoding d. feedback e. noise

Q: Andy asked Bill to tell Chris about the plan. Bill nodded in agreement. The nod is: a. Bill as receiver b. noise c. encoding d. feedback e. decoding

Q: When the authors refer to words that mean different things in different languages, to what characteristic of communication are they referring? a. communication is contextual b. communication is symbolic c. communication is dynamic d. communication is static e. all of these

Q: The idea that you might talk differently in front of a few people than you might in front of hundreds is reflects what characteristic of communication: a. contextual b. source-centered c. dynamic d. symbolic e. receiver-centered

Q: Most communication behavior is: a. innate b. inborn c. learned d. habitual e. none of these

Q: Culture is accurately reflected in which of the following statements? a. culture is innate b. culture and communication are inseparable c. culture is monolithic d. culture includes opera but not sporting events e. all of these

Q: A good analogy for the relationship between a culture and a group of people would be: a. a car and its driver b. gasoline for an engine c. a mind and its body d. self and brain e. personality and self

Q: The definition of culture preferred by the authors includes all of the following concepts except____. a. the biological parts of human life b. subjective elements c. the non-biological parts of human life d. objective elements e. none of these

Q: What is the basic function of culture? a. to teach people how to adapt to their environment b. to teach people ethical behavior c. to perpetuate itself d. to differentiate one group from another e. to satisfy ego and identity needs

Q: Pinocchios nose is an example of ____. a. learning culture through proverbs b. learning culture through folktales, legends, and myths c. learning culture through art d. deceitfulness e. public shame

Q: Which of the following is not true about culture: a. culture is transmitted from generation to generation b. culture is based on symbols c. culture does not have boundaries d. culture is an integrated system e. culture is dynamic

Q: What are the four precautions a person should take when making generalizations about intercultural communication?

Q: While a person who is disabled would not be considered a member of a co-culture, someone with an identifiable ethnic background would. a. True b. False

Q: Cultural relativism is the idea that timeless moral truths are rooted in human nature. a. True b. False

Q: Generalizations are based on limited data. a. True b. False

Q: Objectivity refers to the state of being just, unbiased, and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices. a. True b. False

Q: Discuss why it is important to acquire intercultural communication skills. Be sure to include the concepts of globalization, domestic diversity, and immigration.

Q: How have advances in technology affected impacted intercultural communication?

Q: Compare and contrast the concepts of dominant culture and co-culture. Provide examples.

Q: What is the definition of society introduced by the authors? Be sure to include both the general and specific perspectives.

Q: List and define the basic functions of culture. Provide an example for each.

Q: Differentiate between the concepts of moral absolutism and moral relativism.

Q: Compare and contrast the concepts of individual uniqueness and generalizations.

Q: By 2023, minorities are expected to constitute the majority of all U.S. children under the age of 18. a. True b. False

Q: Technology has enabled ordinary individuals cheaply and quickly to organize themselves around a common interest, ideology, or social cause. a. True b. False

Q: Technology has brought greater polarization throughout the world, though this is less true within the U.S. society. a. True b. False

Q: The definition of intercultural communication involves interaction between government representatives of different nations. a. True b. False

Q: The authors prefer the term dominant culture over other terms such as mainstream or umbrella culture because it clearly indicates that the group being referred to generally exercises the greatest influence on the beliefs and values of a culture. a. True b. False

Q: What percentage of the U.S. population is made up of minorities? a. 12% b. 15% c. 25% d. 35% e. 50%

Q: _____ involves interaction between people whose cultural perceptions and symbol systems differ enough to alter communication events. a. intercultural communication b. internationalization c. globalization d. cultural divides e. Egoism

Q: What is the preferred term for the group that generally exercises the greatest influence on beliefs, values, perceptions, communication patterns, and customs of a culture? a. mainstream culture b. dominant culture c. umbrella culture d. meta culture e. mega culture

Q: The idea that one must suspend judgment of other peoples practices in order to understand them in their own cultural terms is referred to as: a. cultural relativism b. altercentrism c. objectivism d. cultural perceptualism e. foundationalism

Q: Cultural generalizations should be considered: a. approximations b. indiscriminately c. on an individual basis d. all of these e. absolute representations

Q: If a generalization must be made, it should: a. be supported by a single reputable source b. focus on the primary values and behaviors of a particular culture c. be based on historical accounts d. based on immediate perceptions e. be plausible

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