Interplay Book - Chapter 2

Question 1

Achievement Culture

Answer 1

term used to describe societies that place a high value on material success and a focus on the task at hand

Question 2

Co-culture

Answer 2

term to describe the perception of membership in a group that is part of an encompassing culture

i.e.
gay, lesbian, African american, Chicano

Question 3

Collectivistic Culture

Answer 3

Members of this culture feel loyalties and obligations to in-groups: extended family, the community, or even organizations

i.e.
group membership
father, employee, student (groups)

Question 4

Culture

Answer 4

the language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

refers to the degree to which a person identifies with a particular group, usually on the basis of nationality, culture, or some other unifying perspective

Question 6

Ethnocentrism

Answer 6

an attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others

Question 7

High-context culture

Answer 7

a culture that relies heavily on subtle, often nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony

Question 8

Individualistic Culture

Answer 8

member’s of this culture view their primary responsibility as helping themselves,

Question 9

In-group

Answer 9

label to describe groups with whom we identify

Question 10

Intercultural communication

Answer 10

the process that occurs when members of two or more cultures or co-cultures exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by their different cultural perceptions and symbol systems, both verbal and nonverbal

Question 11

Intersectionality

Answer 11

concept to describe the interplay of social categories, including gender, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and disability status

i.e.
knowing that everyone is different and have a different culture, gender, race, socioeconomic status
multiple advantages and disadvantages

Question 12

Low-context culture

Answer 12

culture that uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible

Question 13

Nurturing culture

Answer 13

regards the support of relationships as an especially important goal

Question 14

Out-group

Answer 14

label to describe those we view as different

Question 15

Power distance

Answer 15

term to describe the degree to which members of a society accept an unequal distribution of power

Question 16

Prejudice

Answer 16

an unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group

Question 17

Race

Answer 17

a construct originally created to explain differences between people by ancestry

Question 18

Salience

Answer 18

term used to describe how much weight we attach to a particular person or phenomenon

i.e.
what matters and when
Prominent

Question 19

Social identitiy

Answer 19

the part of the self-concept that is based on membership in groups

Question 20

Uncertainty avoidance

Answer 20

term used to reflect the levels of discomfort or threat people feel in response to ambiguous situations and how much they try to avoid them

Question 21

Code-switching

Answer 21

a practice where communicators often adapt their manner of speaking when they change contexts