[Week 9] Time and Culture

Question 1

Clock time

Answer 1

Scheduling activities according to the time on the clock.

Question 2

Ma

Answer 2

Japanese way of thinking that emphasizes attention to the spaces between things rather than the things themselves.

Question 3

Monochronic (M-time)

Answer 3

Monochronic thinking focuses on doing one activity, from beginning to completion, at a time.

Question 4

Pace of life

Answer 4

The frequency of events per unit of time; also referred to as speed or tempo.

Question 5

Polychronic (P-time)

Answer 5

Polychronic thinking switches back and forth among multiple activities as the situation demands.

Question 6

Silent language

Answer 6

Cultural norms of time and time use as they pertain to social communication and interaction.

Question 7

Social time

Answer 7

Scheduling by the flow of the activity. Events begin and end when, by mutual consensus, participants “feel” the time is right.

Question 8

Temporal perspective

Answer 8

The extent to which we are oriented toward the past, present, and future.