Exam 7: Communication and Culture

Cultural changes in one area do not usually influence cultural changes in another area.

Patterns of communication reflect cultural values and perspectives.

____________________ is the assumption that our culture is right and its norms are the only right ones.

Recognizing that a Japanese person doesn't hold eye contact is an example of which response to diversity?

Groups of people who live within a dominant culture yet are members of another group or groups that are not dominant in a particular society are known as which of the following?

Diffusion involves borrowing from other cultures.

The terms "date rape" and "sexual harassment" are examples of

Participation is a response to social diversity that involves incorporating practices of other social groups into our own communication repertoires.

Invention,as one source of cultural change,is the creation of

Cultures are usually stable,with very little change over time.

____________________ refers to the size of the gap between people with high and low power and the extent to which that gap is regarded as normal.

Cultures are systems and thus aspects of a culture are interrelated and work together to create a whole.

Name and describe three of the five dimensions for how cultures vary.

Which of the following is NOT a source of cultural change?

Describe and discuss the four sources of cultural change.

____________________ refers to the extent to which members of a culture understand themselves as part of and connected to their families,groups and cultures.

Which of the communication cultures below exemplifies norms that favor competitiveness in interaction,restricted expressiveness,and using communication to accomplish concrete purposes?

Race and ethnicity are the only social communities that involve distinct communication patterns.

When we begin to recognize the cultural basis for practices that diverge from our own,we are reflecting which response to diversity?

The term used to define groups of people who are within a dominate culture but are also members of a group or groups not within the dominate culture is ____________________.