chapter 3 - intercultural comms lecs

Question 1

the system of shared values, beliefs, norms, and attitudes that guide what is considered appropriate among an identifiable group of people

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culture

Question 2

commonly accepted standards of what is considered right and wrong, good and evil, fair and unfair, and so on

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values

Question 3

values members profess to uphold

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ideal values

Question 4

values that guide members acutal behavior

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real values

Question 5

the interactions that occur between people of different cultures

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intercultural communication

Question 6

psychological discomfort one feels when engaging in a new cultural situation

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culture shock

Question 7

the learned system of norms held by the majority group of empowered people in a society

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dominant culture

Question 8

a group comprised of a smaller number of people who hold common values, beliefs, attitudes, and customs that differ from those of the dominant culture

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co-culture

Question 9

altering one’s linguistic and nonverbal patterns to conform tot the dominant of co-culture depending on the topic and participants involved

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code switch

Question 10

part of the self-concept that is based on how closely one associates with the dominant culture and various co-cultures

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cultural identity

Question 11

a shared cultlural identity

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ethnicity

Question 12

language of one’s ethnic language

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native (or first) language

Question 13

biologically determined physical traits

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sex

Question 14

learned roels and communciation patterns deemed appropriate for males and females

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gender

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a belief system with a set of rituals and ethical standards based on a common perception of what is sacred or holy

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relgion

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the position of a person or family in the power hierarchy of a society basedon income, education, and occupation

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socioeconomic status

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any physical, emotional, mental, or cognitive impairment that impacts how a person functions in society

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disability

Question 18

value personal rights and responsiblities, privacy, freedom, innovation, and self-expression

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individualistic cultures

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value commuynity, collaboration, shared interests, harmony, the public good, and avoiding embarassment

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collectivist cultures

Question 20

people rely mainly on words to convey meaning

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low-context culture

Question 21

speaker’s message is understood mainly based on context

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high-context cultures

Question 22

perception of time

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chronemics

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view time as a series of small units that occur sequentially

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monochronic cultures

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view time as a continuous flow

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polychronic cultures

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the extenct to which people desire to predict what isgoing to happen

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uncertainty avoidancet

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end to have a high tolerance for uncertainty

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low uncertanty-avoidance culures

Question 27

tend to have a low tolerance for uncertainty

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high uncertainty-avoidance cultures

Question 28

degree to which power is equally or unequally distributed

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power distance

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accept uneqal power distriubution is accpeted

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high power distnace

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prefer power to be equally distributed

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low power-distance cultures

Question 31

adhere to traditional gender roles and behaviors

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masucline cultureme

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people assume avariety of roles regardless of sex

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feminine culture

Question 33

value rewards in the here and now

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short-term orientation

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value rewards that will be realized in the future

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long-term orientation

Question 35

empaathizing with and adapting communication patterns based on cultural differences

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cross-cultural adaptation

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the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others

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ethnocentrismc

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ptention barriers to intercultural communciation compeetcne

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anxiety
asumed simillartiy or difference
ethnocentrism
stereotyping

Question 38

learning about a culture or group by watching members interact

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nonparticipant observation

Question 39

learning about a culture or gorlup by actively participating in it

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particpant observation

Question 40

a display of genuine unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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altruism