Exam 4: Cultural Dynamics in Assessing Global Markets

Being attuned to the nuances of culture is called cultural ___________.

_____________ knowledge about a culture is an ability to understand and to appreciate fully the nuances of different cultural traits and patterns.

Anthropologist Edward T.Hall tells us that culture is:

Which of the following would be considered to among the elements of culture according to a model presented in the text?

Apparently obesity in the United States is causing Disneyland to deepen the channel on which its Small World boats float to keep the boats from bottoming out.

Since we are all of the same species there are hundreds of __________ that we share.

In most cultures the first social institution infants are exposed to outside the home takes the form of a:

Culture is dynamic in nature;it is a living process.Comment.

With respect to languages,Spanish,Italian,French,and Portuguese are all classified as Romance languages because most poetry is written in these languages.

The four social institutions that most strongly influence values and culture are schools,churches (religious institutions),families,and:

____________ includes such areas as family,religion,school,the media,government,and corporations.

According to information about beliefs found in the text,a Chinese man or woman who believed in feng shui would not face their home in either a northwesterly or southwesterly direction.

Giving a gift in another country requires careful attention if it is to be done properly.According to the characteristics of gift giving that follows,which country most likely matches with this form of gift giving? Characteristics: never make an issue of a gift presentation--publicly or privately;gifts should be presented privately,with the exception of collective ceremonial gifts at banquets or after speeches.

Marketers have two options when introducing an innovation to a culture.First,they can cause change.What is the other option?

According to text,innovations vary across cultures.In the Hofstede and other studies it was shown that innovation was associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Cultural borrowing is relevant only to those cultures formed in what was called the New World.

If we were to describe a culture as being dynamic,we would recognize that this culture was resistant to change.

Mervin is excited about his new home in the Philippines.Even though he was born in Los Angeles,Mervin has been given the opportunity to learn about a new culture,form new friends,and capitalize on opportunities than were not available in his previous home or workplace.Mervin will go through what is called a ______________ as he adjusts to living in Manila.

If the consequences of diffusion on an innovation on a society are undesirable,then the innovation can be said to have had a(n)____________ impact on the society.

With respect to a cultural fact,which of the following countries has the highest rate of consumption of chocolate?