Question 1

Globalization changes the way we understand cultural space because

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A)  historically, culture is not rooted in particular location. 
B)  globalization creates hybrid cultural space where different cultures coexist in the same location. 
C)  in globalization, place and location are no longer important because cultures travel across borders and change over time. 
D)  cultural space has become homogenized through globalization. 
A)  historically, culture is not rooted in particular location. 
B)  globalization creates hybrid cultural space where different cultures coexist in the same location. 
C)  in globalization, place and location are no longer important because cultures travel across borders and change over time. 
D)  cultural space has become homogenized through globalization. B

Question 2

Briefly explain "glocalization" and provide an example.

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Glocalization refers to the dual and simultaneous forces of globalization and localization. First introduced in relation to Japanese business practices in the 1980s and later popularized by sociologist Roland Robertson (1992), the concept of glocalization allows us to think about how globalizing forces always operate in relationship to localizing forces. Given that globalization "happens" in specific locals, glocalization points to the intersection of the global and the local in particular places.

Question 3

The weekly gathering of friends and family in an Iranian American home, where rituals, food, and cultural practices from Iran are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture, is an example of

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A)  contested cultural space. 
B)  hybrid cultural space. 
C)  segregated cultural space. 
D)  cultural appropriation. 
A)  contested cultural space. 
B)  hybrid cultural space. 
C)  segregated cultural space. 
D)  cultural appropriation. B

Question 4

Hybrid cultural spaces are sites of resistance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Understanding and "reading" the intercultural dimensions of place, cultural space, and location today requires ______ vision.

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A)  bifocal 
B)  a single 
C)  unifocal 
D)  clear 
A)  bifocal 
B)  a single 
C)  unifocal 
D)  clear

Question 6

Segregated cultural space

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A)  is primarily a phenomena of the past. 
B)  restructures and dismantles inequitable power relations. 
C)  has been and is used to establish and maintain the hegemony of the dominant group. 
D)  is a natural part of cultural identification and membership. 
A)  is primarily a phenomena of the past. 
B)  restructures and dismantles inequitable power relations. 
C)  has been and is used to establish and maintain the hegemony of the dominant group. 
D)  is a natural part of cultural identification and membership.

Question 7

One's cultural identity remains consistent regardless of which cultural space they are in.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Spatial segregation in the U.S. has only recently been shaped by economic factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What kind of cultural space do you have in your hometown? Discuss an example of segregated, contested, or hybrid cultural space you find in your hometown. Also discuss who has the power to shape the cultural space.

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Question 10

Hybrid cultures and hybrid cultural spaces are characterized as

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A)  highly practical, traditional and stable. 
B)  developing and surviving as forms of collective resistance. 
C)  constructed in the context of equal power relations. 
D)  dominated by the most powerful group of people. 
A)  highly practical, traditional and stable. 
B)  developing and surviving as forms of collective resistance. 
C)  constructed in the context of equal power relations. 
D)  dominated by the most powerful group of people.

Question 11

Michelle's mother is African American and her father is White. She identifies as biracial. However, people in the United States identify her as Black. The designation of Black as her identity is

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A)  an ascribed identity. 
B)  an avowed and ascribed identity. 
C)  an avowed identity. 
D)  an additive identity. 
A)  an ascribed identity. 
B)  an avowed and ascribed identity. 
C)  an avowed identity. 
D)  an additive identity.

Question 12

Time and space in globalization are experienced as compressed due to increasingly rapid communication and transportation technologies

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hip-hop culture, as it emerged in the South Bronx using communicative practices such as tagging and rap, illustrates

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A)  the reclaiming of a location of enunciation. 
B)  a lack of identification with place. 
C)  an effort to fit into the dominant culture. 
D)  the uncontested nature of cultural spaces. 
A)  the reclaiming of a location of enunciation. 
B)  a lack of identification with place. 
C)  an effort to fit into the dominant culture. 
D)  the uncontested nature of cultural spaces.

Question 14

Accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

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A)  friendship networks. 
B)  media networks. 
C)  time-space compression. 
D)  framing. 
A)  friendship networks. 
B)  media networks. 
C)  time-space compression. 
D)  framing.

Question 15

In various parts of the world, artists and musicians create their versions of hip-hop culture to appeal to their audience and cultural values. This is an example of

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A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  appropriation. 
C)  culture as a shared system of meaning. 
D)  hegemony. 
A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  appropriation. 
C)  culture as a shared system of meaning. 
D)  hegemony.

Question 16

Define cultural space and discuss how cultural space is constructed through communication.

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Question 17

People use cultural space to create avowed and ascribed identities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Avowed identity refers to the way others may view, name, and describe us and our group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that

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A)  space is rarely used to signify power and control. 
B)  the way cultures use space communicates power and signify access to resources. 
C)  financial buildings communicate meaning only about economic transactions. 
D)  cultural space only pertains to low-income neighborhoods. 
A)  space is rarely used to signify power and control. 
B)  the way cultures use space communicates power and signify access to resources. 
C)  financial buildings communicate meaning only about economic transactions. 
D)  cultural space only pertains to low-income neighborhoods.

Question 20

We can say that hip-hop cultural space is polysemic because

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A)  there is only one meaning attached to hip-hop cultural space. 
B)  multiple and often competing meanings are associated with hip-hop cultural space. 
C)  there is no real hip-hop cultural space. 
D)  many people share the same meaning about hip-hop cultural space. 
A)  there is only one meaning attached to hip-hop cultural space. 
B)  multiple and often competing meanings are associated with hip-hop cultural space. 
C)  there is no real hip-hop cultural space. 
D)  many people share the same meaning about hip-hop cultural space.

Globalization changes the way we understand cultural space because

Briefly explain "glocalization" and provide an example.

The weekly gathering of friends and family in an Iranian American home, where rituals, food, and cultural practices from Iran are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture, is an example of

Hybrid cultural spaces are sites of resistance.

Understanding and "reading" the intercultural dimensions of place, cultural space, and location today requires ______ vision.

Segregated cultural space

One's cultural identity remains consistent regardless of which cultural space they are in.

Spatial segregation in the U.S. has only recently been shaped by economic factors.

What kind of cultural space do you have in your hometown? Discuss an example of segregated, contested, or hybrid cultural space you find in your hometown. Also discuss who has the power to shape the cultural space.

Hybrid cultures and hybrid cultural spaces are characterized as

Michelle's mother is African American and her father is White. She identifies as biracial. However, people in the United States identify her as Black. The designation of Black as her identity is

Time and space in globalization are experienced as compressed due to increasingly rapid communication and transportation technologies

Hip-hop culture, as it emerged in the South Bronx using communicative practices such as tagging and rap, illustrates

Accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

In various parts of the world, artists and musicians create their versions of hip-hop culture to appeal to their audience and cultural values. This is an example of

Define cultural space and discuss how cultural space is constructed through communication.

People use cultural space to create avowed and ascribed identities.

Avowed identity refers to the way others may view, name, and describe us and our group.

Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that

We can say that hip-hop cultural space is polysemic because

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Exam 4: Displacing Culture and Cultural Space: Locations of Nonverbal and Verbal Communication

Globalization changes the way we understand cultural space because

Briefly explain "glocalization" and provide an example.

The weekly gathering of friends and family in an Iranian American home, where rituals, food, and cultural practices from Iran are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture, is an example of

Hybrid cultural spaces are sites of resistance.

Understanding and "reading" the intercultural dimensions of place, cultural space, and location today requires ______ vision.

Segregated cultural space

One's cultural identity remains consistent regardless of which cultural space they are in.

Spatial segregation in the U.S. has only recently been shaped by economic factors.

What kind of cultural space do you have in your hometown? Discuss an example of segregated, contested, or hybrid cultural space you find in your hometown. Also discuss who has the power to shape the cultural space.

Hybrid cultures and hybrid cultural spaces are characterized as

Michelle's mother is African American and her father is White. She identifies as biracial. However, people in the United States identify her as Black. The designation of Black as her identity is

Time and space in globalization are experienced as compressed due to increasingly rapid communication and transportation technologies

Hip-hop culture, as it emerged in the South Bronx using communicative practices such as tagging and rap, illustrates

Accessing news and images from distant and remote places and communicating anytime through social media sites with friends around the world exemplify

In various parts of the world, artists and musicians create their versions of hip-hop culture to appeal to their audience and cultural values. This is an example of

Define cultural space and discuss how cultural space is constructed through communication.

People use cultural space to create avowed and ascribed identities.

Avowed identity refers to the way others may view, name, and describe us and our group.

Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that

We can say that hip-hop cultural space is polysemic because

Opening the Conversation - Studying Intercultural Communication

Understanding the Context of Globalization

Globalizing Body Politics: Embodied Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

Privileging Relationships: Intercultural Communication in Interpersonal Contexts

Crossing Borders: Migration and Intercultural Adaptation

Jamming Media and Popular Culture: Analyzing Messages About Diverse Cultures

The Culture of Capitalism and the Business of Intercultural Communication

Negotiating Intercultural Conflict and Social Justice: Strategies for Intercultural Relations

Engaging Intercultural Communication for Social Justice: Challenges and Possibilities for Global Citizenship

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