Exam 7: Communication and Culture

Which of these is an example of being multilingual?

September 11th can be considered a cultural calamity for the United States.

Being multilingual means you must learn another formal language.

Research on women and men's communication reveals that the rules taught through childhood play remain with many of us as we grow older.

Attacking the practices of other cultures or proclaiming the superiority of our own cultural traditions is a response to social diversity that is called ____________________.

Aaron is being introduced to his new workplace and co-workers.His boss tells him the names of people and departments,but she says very about each person's rank or the relationship between departments.She also does not speak much about the culture of the workplace.However,at the end of the introduction she says,"Hopefully now you have a better understanding of who we are,what we stand for,and how things work here." Aaron's boss's communication style seems to be best described as what?

Many Westerners have borrowed ingredients and styles of cooking from other cultures.This kind of borrowing is known as