Module 4 Flashcards
True or False:
North American communication often focuses on the receiver, with listening and careful interpretation highly valued.
False
Hall considers communication that focuses on nonverbal cues and the physical setting of the communication as _____.
a. low context communication
b. ritual communication
c. symbolic communication
d. high context communication
e. masculine
d. high context communication
Hinduism is an example of a:
a. being orientation
b. doing orientation
c. being in becoming orientation
c. being in becoming orientation
In the United States, people are likely to say “hi” to strangers they meet while walking their dogs, or entering a building. This is an example of:
a. the universalistic nature of relationships
b. the particularistic nature of relationships
c. the individualistic nature of relationships
d. the collectivistic nature of relationships
a. the universalistic nature of relationships
Collectivist cultures exhibit all but one of the following characteristics. Which one?
a. They place the needs of the in-group above the needs of the individual.
b. They have flexible social frameworks.
c. They emphasize great readiness to cooperate with in-group members.
d. They stress harmony and cooperation.
e. They expect the group to take care of its members.
b. They have flexible social frameworks.
The main difference between East Asian and North American perspectives are that North Americans focus on individualism and East Asians focus on ____.
a. social relationships
b. capitalism
c. low context interactions
d. immediacy
a. social relationships
Scandinavian cultures tend to be characterized as having fluid gender roles. Hofstede would classify these cultures as ____.
a. masculine
b. high power distance
c. collective
d. feminine
e. high uncertainty avoidance
d. feminine
Cultural patterns are characterized by all but one of the following. Which one?
a. They are best thought of as either/or dichotomies.
b. They are frequently interrelated.
c. They are affected by a culture’s homogeneity or heterogeneity.
d. There are multiple patterns in any one culture.
e. all of the above.
a. They are best thought of as either/or dichotomies.
In some East Asian languages such as Korean, the language reflects the values of hierarchy. In Korea, the axis of address in the language is divided into:
a. plain, polite, and honorific
b. humble and neutral
a. plain, polite, and honorific
High uncertainty avoidance cultures tend to _____.
a. be more hierarchical
b. accept the uncertainty of life
c. believe in relative truth
d. tolerate the unusual
e. avoid formal rules and rituals
a. be more hierarchical