Chp 10

Question 1

___ is apart of everything we think, do, feel, and believe. It is a system of ideas, values, beliefs, structures, and practices that is communicated by one generation to the next that sustains a particular way of life

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

Culture is not random, it is a coherent ___

Answer 2

System

Question 3

Motivational , cognitive, and behavioral abilities to understand and adapt to a range of contexts, people, and patterns of interaction

Answer 3

Cultural intelligence or CQ

Question 4

CQ consists of what 4 components

Answer 4

1) drive
2) knowledge
3) strategy
4) action

Question 5

The extent to which members of a culture understand themselves as a part of and connected to their families, groups, and cultures

Answer 5

Individualism/collectivism

Question 6

The extent to which people try to avoid ambiguity and vagueness

Answer 6

Uncertainty avoidance

Question 7

Refers to the size of the gap between people with High and low power and the extent to which that gap if regarded as normal

Answer 7

Power distance

Question 8

Refers to the extent to which a culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominating others and nature

Answer 8

Masculinity/femininity

Question 9

Refers to the extent to which members of a culture think about and long term (history and future) versus short term (present)

Answer 9

Long-term/short-term orientation

Question 10

Name 5 dimensions of cultural variation

Answer 10

1) individualism/collectivism
2) uncertainty/avoidance
3) power distance
4) masculinity/ femininity
5) long term/ short term orientation

Question 11

Culture evolves and changes over time

Answer 11

Dynamic

Question 12

Name 4 primary sources of change in Cultural life

Answer 12

1) invention
2) democracy
3) diffusion
4) calamity
5) communication

Question 13

The creation of tools, ideas, and practices

Answer 13

Inventions

Question 14

This is influenced by laws, rights, and responsibility

Answer 14

Democracy

Question 15

This involves borrowing from other cultures

Answer 15

Diffusion

Question 16

This is adversity that brings about change in a culture

Answer 16

Calamity

Question 17

Groups of ppl who live within a dominant culture, yet also are members of another group that is not dominant in that culture

Answer 17

Social communities

Question 18

Indirect and undetailed communication favored in collectivist cultures

Answer 18

High context communication style

Question 19

Direct, precise, and detailed communication favored in individualistic cultures

Answer 19

Low context communication style

Question 20

Name 4 premises about culture

Answer 20

1) they are systems
2) they vary along five dimensions
3) they are dynamic
4) they may include multiple social communities

Question 21

Collections of ppl that advocate and engage in hatred, aggression, or violence toward members of particular groups

Answer 21

Hate groups

Question 22

The tendency to regard ourselves and our way of life as superior to other ppl and other ways of life

Answer 22

Ethnocentrism

Question 23

The idea that cultures vary in how they think, act, and behave as well as in what they believe and value

Answer 23

Cultural relativism

Question 24

This occurs when we attack the cultural practices of others or proclaim that our own cultural traditions are superior

Answer 24

Resistance

Question 25

This occurs when ppl give up their own ways and adopt this of the dominant culture

Answer 25

Assimilation

Question 26

The acceptance of differences even though we may not approve of or even understand them

Answer 26

Tolerance

Question 27

A response to cultural diversity in which it is assumed that differences are rooted in cultural teachings and that no traditions, customs, and behaviors are intrinsically more valuable than others

Answer 27

Understanding

Question 28

A response to cultural diversity in which one values others customs, traditions, and values, even if one does not actively incorporate them into ones own life

Answer 28

Respect

Question 29

When ppl incorporate some practices, customs, and traditions of other groups into their own lives

Answer 29

Participation

Question 30

Able to speak and think in more than one language

Answer 30

Multilingual