Exam 3: Culture and Interpersonal Communication

People of all cultures convey messages through facial expressions and gestures.

Communicators in collectivistic cultures feel loyalties and obligations to in-groups.

People from varied backgrounds rarely share enough common ground to make relationships work.

Canadian Antoinette values direct communication and grows impatient when her Korean friend, Min-jun, isn't frank and straight with her. Antoinette appreciates ____________ communication.

Which is an example of nonverbal communication whose meaning remains constant across cultures?

Organizations have cultures that can be just as distinctive as those of larger societies.

According to co-cultural theory, communicators interacting with members of the dominant culture have 3 primary strategies. Define these and provide an example of each.

Avoiding eye contact with an American interviewer when answering questions could be interpreted as a sign of __________.

You immediately feel a bond with a stranger wearing a shirt with your school's name and mascot. This sense of kinship is common among __________.

Swedes tend to talk more, faster, and louder than Americans, who value silence and dislike interrupting.

At an outdoor café in France, you hear an American ask, "Why doesn't everyone just speak English?" This question reveals which attitude?

Race is a biological designation scientifically determined by physical traits, cultural traits, and ancestry.

Low-context communicators value self-expression and persuading others to accept their point of view.

Identify 5 elements of intercultural communication competence.

Prejudice is directed toward members of which group?

Explain the relationship between race and ethnicity.

Mallory, who uses a wheelchair, requested a cubicle closest to the office elevator and speaks openly about her disability with colleagues. Which strategy is she employing at work?

Consistent with an enduring stereotype, people from New York City are typically more assertive than those from the Upper Midwest.

On a trip to Kyoto, Andrew decides to try sushi for the first time. At a restaurant, he asks the waiter for a fork rather than chopsticks. How would you characterize this interaction?