Exam 8: Communication Across Cultures

Intercultural communication exists on a continuum with relative similarities on one end and extreme differences on the other.

A culture that is defined as heterogeneous is one that changes constantly.

________ is defined as the learned patterns of perceptions, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people.

Bakari and his family left their home in Egypt to escape the warzone and hope to return when the conflict is over. They are ________ type of border travelers.

Diasporic groups often settle in communities together while maintaining a strong ethnic identity.

Encapsulated marginal people try to assimilate but never feel at home in a new culture.

________ marginal people have difficulty making decisions and feel extreme pressure from both cultural groups they are a part of.

Cersie, a conservative Republican, is married to Robert, a liberal Democrat. They are border dwellers through ________.

Consider the relationship parents have with their children. Using that relationship as an example, describe how three of the six cultural value aspects individualism/collectivism, preferred personality, etc.) would manifest in that parent-child relationship. Be sure to discuss more than one manifestation of each value aspect.

Formal education in the United States tends to focus on dichotomous thinking, which emphasizes that things are good or bad, right or wrong, big or small.

Those with a short-term orientation in terms of cultural values focus on quick results and personal safety and security.

Sansa's fighter pilot squadron is being deployed to Iraq for five months. She is a ________ type of border dweller.

Yoon's mother is from North Korea and her father is from Taiwan. Yoon is a border dweller through ________.

Which of the following demonstrates the concept of diaspora?

The Puritanical belief on which the United States was founded assumes that human nature is essentially good.

Most of one's daily interactions are ________ in nature, meaning that one's communication occurs with culturally different people.

In an) ________ orientated culture, many children are raised to be autonomous and live on their own by late adolescence.

People who live between cultures may be referred to as ________ dwellers.

A feeling of disorientation and discomfort due to the unfamiliarity of surroundings and the lack of familiar cues in the environment is called ________.

Jon does not enjoy eating liver, but he does so whenever he visits his grandparents. His grandparents believe that it is a good way for Jon to connect to his heritage. Which dialectic may help Jon understand this situation?