Chapter 2 Flashcards
Which of the following best defines international business?
It includes all business transactions involving two or more countries
________ consists of specific learned norms based on attitudes, values, and beliefs of a group
Culture Doctrine Ethnology Civilization
Culture
Ethnocentricity can be defined as the ________.
scientific description of individual human societies
belief that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of
others
merging of all ethnic practices into one homogeneous culture
systematic study of an ethnic group’s religious core
belief that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior to that of others
Detailed knowledge about a culture that enables people to work happily and effectively within it is called ________.
cultural literacy
cultural imperialism
cultural divergence
cultural diffusion
cultural literacy
Business people seeking to understand more about another culture in order to successfully conduct business within that culture would be best advised to do which of the following?
rely on stereotypes, which are based on averages, to gain an understanding of the culture
observe the behavior of people who have gained respect within that cultural environment
avoid cultural research studies because they perpetuate unjustified stereotypes and behaviors
memorize the cultural variations that are typically encountered in a specific cultural environment
observe the behavior of people who have gained respect within that cultural environment
Which of the following is defined as a group of people who share a unique way of life within a larger, dominant culture?
monoculture
cultural universal
macroculture
subculture
subculture
Which of the following is a cultural component that implies gauging the beauty and appeal of artwork? Customs Mores Folkways Aesthetics
Aesthetics
It is most accurate to say that within most nations’ borders, people largely share such essential attributes as ________ and ________.
work attitudes; occupations
education level; ethnicity
lifestyles; education level
values; language
values; language
Which of the following statements is true of attitudes?
Because they’re formed within a cultural context, they mirror the attitudes of surrounding countries.
They are developed only for the most important aspects of life.
They are learned from role models.
Over the years, they become more rigid than values.
They are learned from role models.
A(n) ________ is anything that represents a culture’s way of life, including gestures, material objects, traditions, and concepts.
cultural baggage
cultural trait
social structure
social status
cultural trait
________ is increasing the pace of both cultural diffusion and cultural change.
Globalization
Fundamentalism
Enculturation
Collectivism
Globalization
Cultural change occurs when people integrate into their culture the gestures, material objects, traditions, or concepts of another culture through ________.
social stratification
cultural diffusion
xenocentrism
ethnocentrism
cultural diffusion
The French Government promotes the concept of ________ by building museums and monuments to preserve the legacies of important events and people.
Subculture
Popular culture
Monoculture
National culture
National culture
________ refers to the replacement of one culture’s traditions, folk heroes, and artifacts with equivalents from another.
Social stratification
Cultural encoding
Social conditioning
Cultural imperialism
Cultural imperialism
________ is a system in which a supervisor walks an employee through every step of an assignment or task, monitoring the results at each stage.
Social mobility
Situational management
Situational attribution
Social stratification
Situational management
