Exam 6: Communication, Culture, and Diversity

Which is typically true of the purpose men have for communicating with others?

Wyatt frequents white supremacist websites and routinely posts messages online about his dislike of non-White individuals in America. He is often insulting and denigrates people of color. Wyatt is engaging in ______.

Which form of diversity will pose a growing challenge due to globalization?

______ is biological, whereas ______ is social.

Cultures with ______ emphasize the process for achieving a goal whereas cultures with ______ focus on quick results.

______ is exhibited when individuals and groups communicate with the goal of mutual understanding and subsequently avoid cultural tensions, misunderstandings, and conflict.

A high school graduation ceremony is an example of a ______.

______ is placing your own cultural beliefs in a superior position, leading to the negative judgment of other cultures.

What is the advisable approach to communicating with others when a language barrier is present?

The ______ imperative focuses on communicators learning about other cultures and, as a result, learning more about their own cultures.

List three types of diversity.

______ is the assumption that all individuals are heterosexual.

Ethnicity is most often determined by visual cues of physical appearance.

Androgyny refers to a person exhibit feminine traits.

How do we become socialized into culture?

Why does severe ethnocentrism impede cultural competence?

The practices, behaviors, celebrations, and traditions common to people, organizations, and institutions are called ______.

Culture refers to differences in people, such as race, age, social class, food preferences, and education level.

Connor asked his fraternity brothers if they would like to attend a sorority party with the idea of looking for women that they could possible date. It never occurred to Connor that his fraternity brother Steve prefers to date men. What would Connor assumption about his friends be considered?

Xihe just started a job at a marketing firm. She is told by her co-workers that a senior partner is very strict and easy to set off, and her coworkers mention a number of past blow-ups. Xihe decides to avoid this partner as much as possible. Xihe is making a decision based on what type of cultural cue?