Exam 13: Contact Between Cultures

Give examples of cultures' borrowing and adapting new ideas or technology.

Cultural studies focus on the ways culture is formed through struggles among ideologies.

Hegemony refers to special symbols that tend to be idolized in a culture.

Discuss the history of cultural contact.

According to the ______ model,knowledge leads to a change in attitudes,which in turn leads to practice.

______ are individuals who are able to influence informally other individuals' attitudes or overt behavior in a desired way with relative frequency.

______ communication has been focused on such issues as agricultural practices,family planning,and infant health.

______ is the most recognizable international icon of any kind in China.

The dehumanization of Hawaiians into "others" contributed to the near ______ of Hawaiian culture.

In the convergence model,information is shared by individuals who converge over time toward a greater degree of mutual agreement.

Describe the characteristics of innovators.

An ______ is an object less widely recognized.

A group of 3-10 employees who meet on the job to discuss and solve quality problems is called a ______.

Said describes the process of labeling non-Western cultures as "underdeveloped" as ______.