Exam 3: Cultural and Social Forces

In countries like Singapore,rules are disliked,but the rules that are employed are generally respected.Radically new ideas are embraced,and as a result,these societies are very innovative.This description reveals that countries like Singapore are ____ societies.

Extended families are less important in

People who are uncertainty-avoidant

____________________ cultures are ones in which communication is explicit,and words tend to keep their meaning in all situations.

With a trend toward the dissolution of nuclear families in Western Europe,there has been a(n)

In Scandinavian societies,communication is explicit and words tend to retain their meaning in all situations,but in Latin American societies,communication is more implicit.In Latin America,the meanings of words change depending on who is speaking to whom,where that person is speaking,and under what circumstances he or she is speaking.This description reveals that Scandinavian societies are ____ cultures,and Latin American societies are ____ cultures.

In high-context cultures,communication is explicit,and words tend to keep their meanings in all situations.

When marketing in India,the Korean car manufacturer,Hyundai,launches new cars

Ulf Christenson,who works for the World Bank,is sent to Tunisia to meet with members of the Tunisian Textile Exporters' Association.Ulf is surprised that the Tunisian textile exporters spend a considerable amount of time at the beginning of the meeting chatting,talking about where they grew up,where they went to school,and what people they know in common.This behavior indicates that Tunisian society is a(n)____ culture.

When operating in Muslim countries,U.S.fast-food chains respect local traditions by

In the United States,all persons are addressed with the pronoun you.In Japan,a person will use a different pronoun with a superior,a colleague,or a subordinate.There are differences in ____ between the United States and Japan.

Cultures in which activities are addressed one at a time are known as ____________________ cultures.

Tea is preferred in certain cultures;in other cultures coffee is the drink of choice.In some countries,white is the color worn at a funeral,but in other countries,black is commonly worn.In Turkey,cheese,tomatoes,cucumbers,and olives are common for breakfast,but cereal,milk,and juice are more common in the United States.These normative differences are due to cross-national differences in ____.

Smaller family sizes lead to a decrease in sales of consumer durables.

The Hofstede's scores are absolute values and capture the complete culture of all countries.

In polychronic cultures,activities are addressed one at a time,and schedules and agendas are respected.

In Germany,Japan,and the United States,trust is readily extended beyond the immediate family.These countries have a history of voluntary associations-civic,religious,and business-that extend beyond the family.Large,publicly owned corporations play a major role in their economies.These are ____ societies.

The United States is an example of a(n)____________________-trust society.

Latin American culture is

In many Asian cultures,the display of emotion is discouraged.This is because many Asian cultures are ____ cultures.