Chapter 8- Communication Across Culture

Question 1

Culture-

Answer 1

Set of values, belief, norm, custom. Giving them a sense of commonality.

Question 2

International communication-

Answer 2

When members of two or more culture exchange messages.

Question 3

Low Context culture-

Answer 3

Uses language to express thought, feeling, ideas logically as possible.

Question 4

High context-

Answer 4

Relies on subtle, NV cue

Question 5

Individualism-

Answer 5

Helping themselves.

Question 6

Collectivism-

Answer 6

Feel loyalty to an in-group.

Question 7

Power distance-

Answer 7

accept unequal distribution of power.

US, Canada= low.

Question 8

Prefer personality-

Answer 8

to “do” or to”be”
doing- work hard. Career over family.
be- Experience people and life around you.

Question 9

Long term orientation-

Answer 9

Perseverance. More than 1 god.

Question 10

Short term orientation-

Answer 10

1 truth. Quick result, personal safety. 1 god.

Question 11

Motivation and attitude-

Answer 11

Sincere desire to communicate 1/ strangers.

Question 12

Tolerance and Ambiguity-

Answer 12

Able to deal w/ ambiguous or confusing message.

Question 13

Open mindedness-

Answer 13

What they did are just different, not wrong.

Question 14

Knowledge and skill-

Answer 14

Ability to respond to message effectively.