(Midterms) Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Interaction between people whose culture are different from one another

Answer 1

Intercultural communication

Question 2

Sending messages across language and culture

Answer 2

Intercultural communication

Question 3

Composed of people, individuals living in a community

Answer 3

Society

Question 4

People in the same place that share common characteristics

Answer 4

Community

Question 5

Way of life of a group of people

Answer 5

Culture

Question 6

People that value personal rights and responsibilities

Answer 6

Individualistic

Question 7

Value self and personal achievement

Answer 7

Individualistic

Question 8

Form independent self-concept and base their self-esteem on individual accomplishments

Answer 8

Individualistic people

Question 9

Value community, collaboration, shared interests, harmony, the public good and avoid embarrassment

Answer 9

Collectivist

Question 10

Value the interest of the group and its harmony

Answer 10

Collectivist

Question 11

Form interdependent self-concept and base their self-esteem on how well they work in a group

Answer 11

Collectivist

Question 12

Context used by speakers to convey most of the meaning

Answer 12

Low-context

Question 13

Context wher verbal messages are direct, specific and detailed

Answer 13

Low-context

Question 14

Low context countries

Answer 14

• US
• Germany
• Scandinavia

Question 15

Context where the message if the speaker us understand from the context directly

Answer 15

High-context

Question 16

High-context countries

Answer 16

• American Indian
• Latin America
• Asian countries

Question 17

Study of how the perception of time differs among countries

Answer 17

Chronemics

Question 18

Extent which people desire to predict what is the possible future

Answer 18

Uncertainty avoidance

Question 19

Extent on how members of a culture expect and accept that power that power will be equally or unequally shared

Answer 19

Power distance

Question 20

People are expected to adhere to traditional gender roles and behaviors

Answer 20

Masculinity

Question 21

People assume variety of roles regardless of sex

Answer 21

Feminity

Question 22

Orientation that tends to value rewards every now and then

Answer 22

Short term

Question 23

Emphasizes quick results, fulfill social obligations and finish efficiently

Answer 23

Short term

Question 24

Short termed orientation countries

Answer 24

• US
• Pakistan
• Russia

Question 25

Value rewards that will be realized in the future

Answer 25

Long term orientation

Question 26

Long term orientation countries

Answer 26

- China - Japan

Question 27

Commonly accepted standard of what is right or wrong

Answer 27

Values

Question 28

Ones that members profess to hold

Answer 28

Ideal values

Question 29

Ones that guide their actual behavior

Answer 29

Real values

Question 30

Physiological discomfort when engaging in a new cultural situation

Answer 30

Culture shock

Question 31

When values, beliefs, attitudes and norms are disrupted

Answer 31

Culture shock

Question 32

4 stages of shock (by order)

Answer 32

1. Honeymoon 2. Anxiety 3. adjustment 4. Acceptance

Question 33

Stage when you are still excited at a new cultural environment

Answer 33

Honeymoon

Question 34

Stage where we immerse ourselves in nee environment

Answer 34

Acceptance

Question 35

Learned system of norms held by majority groups of empowered people in society

Answer 35

Dominant culture

Question 36

Hold important positions in society

Answer 36

Dominant culture

Question 37

Have control of ideological apparatus

Answer 37

Dominant culture

Question 38

Dictates what is in terms of race, ethnicity, sex and gender, etc

Answer 38

Dominant culture

Question 39

Group of smaller number of people who hold common values, beliefs, attitudes and customs

Answer 39

Co-culture

Question 40

Diverse, form women, people of color, LGBT community

Answer 40

Co-culture

Question 41

Includes disabled people and very young and very old people

Answer 41

Co-culture

Question 42

Posits that co-cultural groups must adjust and have preferred outcomes when ftf with dominant culture

Answer 42

Mark Orbe

Question 43

3 preferred outcomes when ftf with dominant culture

Answer 43

- assimilation - accomodation - separation

Question 44

Altering linguistic and nonverbal patterns to conform to the dominant/co-culture depending on the topic and participants of a conversation

Answer 44

Code switch

Question 45

Barriers to intercultural communication competence

Answer 45

- anxiety - assumed similarity/difference - ethnocentrism - stereotyping - incompatible communication codes - incompatible norms and values