Chapter 7 - Communication, Culture, and Diversity Exam ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
with verified detailed solutions ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Culture - correct answer✔✔a complicated, powerful, component of human development and
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life; influences self-images, priorities, personalities, and how we communicate with one
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another; "the distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, products or way of life of a
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particular nation, society, people or period" ; "the collective programming of the mind ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another. The 'category' ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
can refer to the members of one group or category of people from another."
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Co-cultures - correct answer✔✔smaller, more specific cultures; Exist within and alongside ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
larger cultural groups, allowing individuals to simultaneously belong to several cultures and
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co-cultures.
High power distance culture - correct answer✔✔high levels of inequality in power
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distribution; i.e. monarchies, dictatorships,; adhere to parents' decisions, seek permission of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
elders for certain actions; value stability, tradition, experience
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Low power distance culture - correct answer✔✔low levels of inequality in power
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distribution; democratic countries; more inclusive approach; group discussion and decision; ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
value freedom of expression and dissent
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Power distance - correct answer✔✔distance from power; how individuals and groups
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behave; helps identify things people value ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
High uncertainty avoidance culture - correct answer✔✔low tolerance for ambiguity and
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minimize the possibility of uncomfortable, unstructured situations by enforcing strict rules,
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safety measures, and a belief in absolute truth; ask questions to increase certainty over the
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status of a relationship; value planning, stability
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, Lower uncertainty avoidance culture - correct answer✔✔fewer rules, take risks, tolerant of
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change; allow things to move along naturally and not inquire about the status of a
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relationship to reduce their own stress; value rules, laws, stability, and structure ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Individualistic Culture - correct answer✔✔loose ties between individuals, expect each person ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to lookout for himself or herself an his or her immediate family; value personal
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achievement, personal opinions; pride themselves on speaking their minds, saying what they ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
mean
Collectivist culture - correct answer✔✔strong ties between individuals, strong communal
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bonds, and often live in extended families that are deeply loyal to the group; value group
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harmony over any one person in the group; "talk around" an issue
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Masculine Culture - correct answer✔✔men are typically highly assertive and competitive,
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women are somewhat assertive and competitive; emphasize competition; seek to establish or
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defend status and express competition
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Feminine cultures - correct answer✔✔men and women are both much more modest and
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caring; emphasize cooperation and consensus; seek to establish connections and creating
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cooperation
Masculinity/femininity - correct answer✔✔refer to the distribution of emotional roles ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
between the genders and the difference in the values of men and women; identified through
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extensive research on gender and communication
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Long-term Orientation Culture - correct answer✔✔pragmatic, focus on future rewards;
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emphasis on saving, persistence, and adaption ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Short-term orientation caulture - correct answer✔✔focus on present and past; emphasize
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national pride, tradition, social obligation, and saving "face" in the here and now
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with verified detailed solutions ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Culture - correct answer✔✔a complicated, powerful, component of human development and
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life; influences self-images, priorities, personalities, and how we communicate with one
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another; "the distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, products or way of life of a
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particular nation, society, people or period" ; "the collective programming of the mind ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another. The 'category' ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
can refer to the members of one group or category of people from another."
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Co-cultures - correct answer✔✔smaller, more specific cultures; Exist within and alongside ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
larger cultural groups, allowing individuals to simultaneously belong to several cultures and
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co-cultures.
High power distance culture - correct answer✔✔high levels of inequality in power
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distribution; i.e. monarchies, dictatorships,; adhere to parents' decisions, seek permission of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
elders for certain actions; value stability, tradition, experience
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Low power distance culture - correct answer✔✔low levels of inequality in power
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distribution; democratic countries; more inclusive approach; group discussion and decision; ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
value freedom of expression and dissent
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Power distance - correct answer✔✔distance from power; how individuals and groups
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behave; helps identify things people value ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
High uncertainty avoidance culture - correct answer✔✔low tolerance for ambiguity and
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minimize the possibility of uncomfortable, unstructured situations by enforcing strict rules,
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safety measures, and a belief in absolute truth; ask questions to increase certainty over the
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status of a relationship; value planning, stability
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, Lower uncertainty avoidance culture - correct answer✔✔fewer rules, take risks, tolerant of
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change; allow things to move along naturally and not inquire about the status of a
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relationship to reduce their own stress; value rules, laws, stability, and structure ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Individualistic Culture - correct answer✔✔loose ties between individuals, expect each person ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to lookout for himself or herself an his or her immediate family; value personal
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achievement, personal opinions; pride themselves on speaking their minds, saying what they ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
mean
Collectivist culture - correct answer✔✔strong ties between individuals, strong communal
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bonds, and often live in extended families that are deeply loyal to the group; value group
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harmony over any one person in the group; "talk around" an issue
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Masculine Culture - correct answer✔✔men are typically highly assertive and competitive,
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women are somewhat assertive and competitive; emphasize competition; seek to establish or
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defend status and express competition
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Feminine cultures - correct answer✔✔men and women are both much more modest and
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caring; emphasize cooperation and consensus; seek to establish connections and creating
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cooperation
Masculinity/femininity - correct answer✔✔refer to the distribution of emotional roles ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
between the genders and the difference in the values of men and women; identified through
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
extensive research on gender and communication
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Long-term Orientation Culture - correct answer✔✔pragmatic, focus on future rewards;
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emphasis on saving, persistence, and adaption ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Short-term orientation caulture - correct answer✔✔focus on present and past; emphasize
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national pride, tradition, social obligation, and saving "face" in the here and now
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