Local and Global Communication in Multicultural Settings

Question 1

Refers to the ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, understanding and respecting cultural differences

Answer 1

​Intercultural competence

Question 2

Communicating with people from different races.

Answer 2

Interracial communication

Question 3

Interacting with people in different ethnic origin

Answer 3

Interethnic communication

Question 4

is the belief that one’s own ethnic group, nation, or culture is superior to others, leading individuals to judge other cultures based on their own cultural standards

Answer 4

Ethnocentrism

Question 5

________ are relational and collectivist, emphasizing interpersonal relationships, harmony, and the well-being of the group over individual achievement. Is this high-context or low-context culture?

Answer 5

High-context culture

Question 6

___________ require communication to be explicit, direct, and elaborate, as individuals are not expected to possess shared knowledge or a long-standing relationship

Answer 6

Low-context culture

Question 7

Communicating between representatives of different nation.

Answer 7

International Communication

Question 8

Interacting with the same racial or ethnic group or co-culture.

Answer 8

Intracultural Communication

Question 9

Types of Barriers to Effective Cultural Communication

There are 5 types

Answer 9

1. Ethnocentrism
2. Stereotypes
3. Prejudice
4. Assumed Similarities
5. Anxiety

Question 10

It is the fear or apprehension associated with either real or anticipated communication with people from
another cultural group.

Clue: It is a barrier for effective communiation

Answer 10

Anxiety

Question 11

an assumption of similarity is a baseless, unreasonable refusal to see cultural differences where they exist.

Answer 11

Assumed Similarities

Question 12

an offshoot of stereotype, is an unfair thought, belief, or feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race,
nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, and so on.

Answer 12

Prejudice

Question 13

are often generalized negative traits assigned to a group of people (e.g., race, nationality, religion, social class, sexual orientation, age, gender) even if these traits may only
reflect a selected few of the group.

Answer 13

Stereotypes

Question 14

refers to the belief that a person’s culture (his ’in-group’’ culture) is much better than any other group’s culture (an
‘’out- group’’ culture), and the tendency is for that person to judge any ‘’out-group’’ culture by using the norms of his ‘’in-group’’ culture.

Answer 14

Ethnocentrism