COM 263 Final Exam Questions With
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Intercultural relationships - ANSWER relationships that are formed between
individuals from different cultures
identity - ANSWER the concept of who we are. Characteristics of identity may be
understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take - for
example, social science, interpretive, or critical perspectives
conflict - ANSWER interference between two or more interdependent individuals
or groups
Motivation - ANSWER An individual component of intercultural communication
competence, the desire to make a commitment in relationships, to learn about
the self and others and to remain flexible
Popular culture - ANSWER a new name for low culture, referring to those
cultural products that most people share and know about, including television,
music, videos, and popular magazines
cultural space - ANSWER the particular configuration of the communication that
constructs meanings of various places
nominalist position - ANSWER the view that perception is not shaped by the
particular language one speaks
Absent history - ANSWER Any part of history that was not recorded or that is
missing. Not everything that happened in the past is accessible to us today
because only some voices were documented and only some perspectives were
recorded
autoethnography - ANSWER Research method where writers examine their own
life experiences to discover broader cultural insights
Worldview - ANSWER Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and
human behavior
Cultural Capital - ANSWER Certain bodies of cultural knowledge and cultural
competencies
,migrant - ANSWER an individual who leaves the primary cultural context in
which he or she was raised and moves to a new cultural context for an extended
time
impression management theory - ANSWER the ways by which individuals
attempt to control the impressions others have of them
Knowledge - ANSWER As an individual component of intercultural
communication competence, the quality of knowing about oneself (that is ones
strengths and weak eases) others and various aspects of comm
folk culture - ANSWER traditional and non-mainstream cultural activities that are
not financially driven
relational messages - ANSWER messages (verbal and nonverbal) that express
how we feel about others
relativist position - ANSWER the view that the particular language individuals
speak, especially the structure of the language, shapes their perception of
reality and cultural patterns
sojourners - ANSWER people who move into new cultural context for a limited
period of time and for a specific purpose, such as for study or business
Apartheid - ANSWER A policy that segregated people racially in South Africa
Communication Rules - ANSWER A systematic pattern of behavior that takes
place on a regular basis within a cultural community.
Critical Approach - ANSWER a metatheoretical approach that includes many
assumptions of the interpretive approach but that focuses more on
macrocontexts, such as the political and social structures that influence
communication
Global Village - ANSWER Refers to a world in which communication technology
unites people in remotes parts of the world
incompatibility - ANSWER incapable of existing harmoniously
relational learning - ANSWER learning that comes from a particular relationship
but generalizes to other contexts
Colonial histories - ANSWER The histories that legitimate international invasions
and annexations
, Self knowledge - ANSWER Related to intercultural communication competence
the quality of knowing how one is percieved as a communicator as well as ones
strenthgs and weaknesses
culture industries - ANSWER industries that produce and sell popular culture as
commodities
status - ANSWER the relative position an individual holds in social or
organizational settings
individualized identity - ANSWER the sense of self as independent and self-
reliant
language acquisition - ANSWER the process of learning language
culture - ANSWER learned patterns of behavior and attitudes shared by a group
of people
similarity principle - ANSWER a principle of relational attraction suggesting that
individuals tend to be attracted to people they perceive to be similar to
themselves
Melting Pot - ANSWER A metaphor that assumes immigrants and cultural
minorities will be assimilated into the U.S. majority culture, loosing their original
cultures
immigrants - ANSWER people who come to a new country, region, or
environment to settle more or less permanently
interdependent - ANSWER mutually dependent
Dialectic - ANSWER (1) A method of logic based on the principle that an idea
generates its opposite, leading to a reconciliation of the opposites; (2) the
complex and paradoxical relationship between two opposite qualities or entities,
each of which may also be referred to as a dialectic.
Contact hypothesis - ANSWER The notion that better communication between
groups is facilitated simply by putting people together in the same place and
allowing them to interact
cultural texts - ANSWER popular culture messages whether television shows,
movies, advertisements, or other widely disseminated messages
deception - ANSWER the act of making someone believe what is not true
Complete Answers
Intercultural relationships - ANSWER relationships that are formed between
individuals from different cultures
identity - ANSWER the concept of who we are. Characteristics of identity may be
understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take - for
example, social science, interpretive, or critical perspectives
conflict - ANSWER interference between two or more interdependent individuals
or groups
Motivation - ANSWER An individual component of intercultural communication
competence, the desire to make a commitment in relationships, to learn about
the self and others and to remain flexible
Popular culture - ANSWER a new name for low culture, referring to those
cultural products that most people share and know about, including television,
music, videos, and popular magazines
cultural space - ANSWER the particular configuration of the communication that
constructs meanings of various places
nominalist position - ANSWER the view that perception is not shaped by the
particular language one speaks
Absent history - ANSWER Any part of history that was not recorded or that is
missing. Not everything that happened in the past is accessible to us today
because only some voices were documented and only some perspectives were
recorded
autoethnography - ANSWER Research method where writers examine their own
life experiences to discover broader cultural insights
Worldview - ANSWER Underlying assumptions about the nature of reality and
human behavior
Cultural Capital - ANSWER Certain bodies of cultural knowledge and cultural
competencies
,migrant - ANSWER an individual who leaves the primary cultural context in
which he or she was raised and moves to a new cultural context for an extended
time
impression management theory - ANSWER the ways by which individuals
attempt to control the impressions others have of them
Knowledge - ANSWER As an individual component of intercultural
communication competence, the quality of knowing about oneself (that is ones
strengths and weak eases) others and various aspects of comm
folk culture - ANSWER traditional and non-mainstream cultural activities that are
not financially driven
relational messages - ANSWER messages (verbal and nonverbal) that express
how we feel about others
relativist position - ANSWER the view that the particular language individuals
speak, especially the structure of the language, shapes their perception of
reality and cultural patterns
sojourners - ANSWER people who move into new cultural context for a limited
period of time and for a specific purpose, such as for study or business
Apartheid - ANSWER A policy that segregated people racially in South Africa
Communication Rules - ANSWER A systematic pattern of behavior that takes
place on a regular basis within a cultural community.
Critical Approach - ANSWER a metatheoretical approach that includes many
assumptions of the interpretive approach but that focuses more on
macrocontexts, such as the political and social structures that influence
communication
Global Village - ANSWER Refers to a world in which communication technology
unites people in remotes parts of the world
incompatibility - ANSWER incapable of existing harmoniously
relational learning - ANSWER learning that comes from a particular relationship
but generalizes to other contexts
Colonial histories - ANSWER The histories that legitimate international invasions
and annexations
, Self knowledge - ANSWER Related to intercultural communication competence
the quality of knowing how one is percieved as a communicator as well as ones
strenthgs and weaknesses
culture industries - ANSWER industries that produce and sell popular culture as
commodities
status - ANSWER the relative position an individual holds in social or
organizational settings
individualized identity - ANSWER the sense of self as independent and self-
reliant
language acquisition - ANSWER the process of learning language
culture - ANSWER learned patterns of behavior and attitudes shared by a group
of people
similarity principle - ANSWER a principle of relational attraction suggesting that
individuals tend to be attracted to people they perceive to be similar to
themselves
Melting Pot - ANSWER A metaphor that assumes immigrants and cultural
minorities will be assimilated into the U.S. majority culture, loosing their original
cultures
immigrants - ANSWER people who come to a new country, region, or
environment to settle more or less permanently
interdependent - ANSWER mutually dependent
Dialectic - ANSWER (1) A method of logic based on the principle that an idea
generates its opposite, leading to a reconciliation of the opposites; (2) the
complex and paradoxical relationship between two opposite qualities or entities,
each of which may also be referred to as a dialectic.
Contact hypothesis - ANSWER The notion that better communication between
groups is facilitated simply by putting people together in the same place and
allowing them to interact
cultural texts - ANSWER popular culture messages whether television shows,
movies, advertisements, or other widely disseminated messages
deception - ANSWER the act of making someone believe what is not true
