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1. Which dimension of cultural variation refers to the extent to which a culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness,
looking out for yourself, and dominating others and nature?
a.
individualism/collectivism
b.
uncertainty avoidance
c.
power distance
d.
masculinity/femininity
e.
long-term/short-term orientation
ANSWER:
d
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2. Thrift, industriousness, and respect for elders/ancestors are valued in cultures with
a.
a long-term orientation.
b.
a short-term orientation.
c.
power distance.
d.
masculinity.
e.
femininity
ANSWER:
a
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False
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3. Jacob tries to avoid ambiguity and vagueness. What would Jacob’s behavior be an example of?
a.
masculinity
b.
power distance
c.
uncertainty avoidance
d.
tolerance
e.
individualism
ANSWER:
c
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d.
acceptance
e.
participation
ANSWER:
b
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p. 202
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10. When we begin to recognize the cultural basis for practices that diverge from our own, we are reflecting which
response to diversity?
a.
tolerance
b.
understanding
c.
respect
d.
acceptance
e.
participation
ANSWER:
c
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p. 203
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11. Aaron is being introduced to his new workplace and coworkers. His boss tells him the names of people and
departments, but she says very little about each person’s rank or the relationship between departments. She also does not
speak much about the culture of the workplace. However, at the end of the introduction she says, “Hopefully now you
have a better understanding of who we are, what we stand for, and how things work here.” Aaron’s boss’s communication
style seems to be best described as what?
a.
collectivist
b.
individualist
c.
low context
d.
high context
e.
masculine
ANSWER:
d
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p. 194
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d.
understanding
e.
acceptance
ANSWER:
d
POINTS:
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p. 202
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False
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Guidelines for Improving Communication Between Cultures and Social Communities
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18. Cultures are systems and thus aspects of a culture are interrelated and work together to create a whole.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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pp. 189-190
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True / False
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False
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Understanding Culture
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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19. Assimilation happens when people abandon their own cultural norms and practices in order to adopt those of another
culture.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
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p. 202
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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Guidelines for Improving Communication Between Cultures and Social Communities
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
20. Tolerance is a response in which we accept and approve differences between us and other social groups.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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p. 202
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True / False
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a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
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p. 201
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
TOPICS:
Guidelines for Improving Communication Between Cultures and Social Communities
DATE CREATED:
9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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10/21/2016 11:41 PM
25. In cultures where power distance is small, people tend to assume that those in power do not deserve it.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
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p. 191
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True / False
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False
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Understanding Culture
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26. Having a long-term orientation is about respect for one’s ancestors and plans and hopes for those who follow.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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p. 192
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True / False
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False
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10/21/2016 5:58 PM
27. Diffusion involves borrowing from other cultures.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
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p. 192
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True / False
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False
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ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
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p. 193
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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Understanding Culture
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
32. To be multilingual, you must learn a secondary formal language.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
POINTS:
1
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p. 203
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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Guidelines for Improving Communication Between Cultures and Social Communities
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33. The HIV/AIDS crisis is an example of a cultural calamity.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
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pp. 192-193
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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Understanding Culture
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34. Patterns of communication reflect cultural values and perspectives.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
POINTS:
1
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p. 197
QUESTION TYPE:
True / False
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False
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Communication’s Relationship to Culture and Social Communities
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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39. Attacking the practices of other cultures or proclaiming the superiority of our own cultural traditions is a response to
social diversity that is called ____________________.
ANSWER:
resistance
POINTS:
1
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p. 201
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Completion
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False
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Guidelines for Improving Communication Between Cultures and Social Communities
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40. ____________________ refers to the extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.
ANSWER:
Uncertainty avoidance
POINTS:
1
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p. 191
QUESTION TYPE:
Completion
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False
TOPICS:
Understanding Culture
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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41. ____________________ refers to the size of the gap between people with high and low power and the extent to which
that gap is regarded as normal.
ANSWER:
Power distance
POINTS:
1
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p. 191
QUESTION TYPE:
Completion
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False
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Understanding Culture
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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9/27/2016 10:27 AM
42. ____________________ is a dimension in which cultures vary that refers to the extent to which members of a culture
understand themselves as part of and connected to their families, groups and cultures.
ANSWER:
Individualism/collectivism
POINTS:
1
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p. 191
QUESTION TYPE:
Completion
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False
TOPICS:
Understanding Culture
DATE CREATED:
9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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10/21/2016 11:45 PM
43. Living for the moment, not saving for a rainy day, and not having as much respect for elders and ancestors are more
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pp. 191-192
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False
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likely to be found in cultures with a(n) ____________________ orientation.
ANSWER:
short-term
POINTS:
1
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p. 192
QUESTION TYPE:
Completion
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False
TOPICS:
Understanding Culture
DATE CREATED:
9/27/2016 10:27 AM
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11/4/2016 4:29 PM
44. ____________________ are groups of people who live within a dominant culture, yet also are members of another
group that is not dominant in that culture.
ANSWER:
Social communities
Cocultures
POINTS:
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p. 193
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Completion
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False
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45. Name and describe three of the five dimensions for how cultures vary.
ANSWER:
Answers should include three of the following:
• Individualism/collectivism refers to the extent to which members of a culture
understand themselves as part of and connected to their
families, groups, and cultures.
• Uncertainty avoidance refers to the extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and
vagueness.
• Power distance refers to the size of the gap between people with high and low power and
the extent to which that gap is regarded
as normal.
• Masculinity/femininity refers to the extent to which a culture values
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