Exam 6: Communication, Culture, and Diversity

______ refers to the unique differences in people, whereas ______ refers to the communication among people from a variety of different cultures

Communication among people from a variety of different cultures is ______.

In many countries, like China or Iraq, individuals focus more on background knowledge and their relationship with their conversational partner than on the spoken words. These are ______ cultures.

Consider a culture in which an individual's status is very important. Cultural communication relies more on nonverbal communication than verbal. This hypothetical culture is likely a ______ culture

What is the difference between culture and diversity?

Name four barriers to communication, culture, and diversity listed in the chapter. Provide an example of the way that communication can be or has been used to combat these barriers.

The differences in people that are unique, such as language, accents, hair color, and religious affiliations, are all included in ______.

The cultural dimensions of masculinity and femininity are almost completely conveyed and achieved through communication behaviors and choices.

A culture in which people are discouraged from questioning their parents, bosses, teachers, or governmental leaders is high in ______.

Disabilities always have visible signs.

Ethnocentrism refers to insulting discourse, phrases, terms, cartoons, or organized campaigns used to humiliate people based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, and more.

What are characteristics of an individual who has cultural competence?

______ refers to the level of knowledge a person has about others who differ in some way in comparison to self.

When one outwardly displays the dislike or hatred of a group through verbal and nonverbal communication, it is called ______.