Anthropology of Communication Review
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Course Introduction
Anthropology of Communication explores the intricate ways in which human beings use language and other communicative systems to create, maintain, and transform social relationships across cultures. The course examines both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication, investigating how cultural values, beliefs, and social structures shape and are shaped by communicative practices. Students will analyze cross-cultural case studies of language use, ritual, gesture, storytelling, and media, gaining insights into linguistic relativity, power dynamics, identity construction, and cultural transmission. This course lays a strong foundation for understanding the role of communication in human societies and the complex interplay between language, culture, and social interaction.
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Intercultural Communication A Contextual Approach 6th Edition by James W. Neuliep
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Chapter 1: The Necessity of Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Culture can be defined as an accumulated pattern of A)contexts,situations,and environments.
B)processes,dynamics,and intentions.
C)languages,schools,and laws.
D)values,beliefs,and behaviors.
Answer: D
Q2) Intercultural communication necessarily involves a clash of communicator style. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The environmental context in the model of intercultural communication includes the A)intrinsic and extrinsic cultural context.
B)intimate sociorelationships that people develop in the culture.
C)physical geography,architecture,landscape,and climate of the culture.
D)landmark institutions of a culture (e.g.,schools,malls,ballparks).
Answer: C
Q4) Briefly list and define the four benefits of intercultural communication. Answer: healthier communities,increased commerce,reduced conflict,and personal growth through tolerance.
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Chapter 2: The Cultural Context
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Q1) Define and describe the essential differences between individualistic and collectivistic cultures.
Answer: The most relevant feature of individualism is valuing personal independence,an emphasis on personal responsibility and freedom of choice,personal autonomy,and achieving self-fulfillment.Individualists strive to maintain distinctive personal attitudes and opinions and prefer self-directed behavior and independence of groups.Individualists tend to see themselves as unique from others.Collectivism is linked to a sense of duty to group,interdependence,harmony,and working with the group.In collectivistic societies,group goals take precedence over individual goals.Collectivistic cultures stress values that serve the in-group by subordinating personal goals for the sake of preserving the in-group.Collectivistic societies are characterized by extended primary groups such as the family,neighborhood,or occupational group.
Q2) In China,a dominant cultural value is filial piety (obedience to parents,respect for parents,honoring of ancestors).
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Microcultural Context
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Q1) Outline and discuss the fundamental assumptions of the Muted Group Theory.
Answer: The experiences and perceptions of subordinate microcultural groups are often different from those of the dominant cultural group.Microcultural groups often are not able to communicate as freely as the dominant group does.Ssubordinate microcultural groups do not contribute to the construction of the language of the dominant group.Thus,the language of a particular culture does not benefit its members equally.Yet the language of the dominant group may not provide the words and symbols representative of the microcultural group's perceptions and experiences.Thus,because such groups are forced to communicate within the dominant mode of expression,they become "muted." In essence,the language of the dominant cultural group,which is the preferred language,contributes to the microcultural group's subordination.
Q2) Like other microcultural groups,Hispanics/Latinos are concentrated in certain geographical areas in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Environmental Context
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Q1) Compare and contrast monochronic and polychronic time orientations.
Q2) Which list of terms best describes an environment with a high load?
A)Certain,redundant,and probable.
B)Fast-paced and quick.
C)Crowded,immediate,and dense.
D)Sluggish,slow,and lingering.
Q3) Which of the following best describes fixed-feature space?
A)Moveable space such as furniture and seating.
B)Permanent space such as walls,floors,and windows.
C)Perceptual space that varies according to the movement of the interactants.
D)Psychological space such as monochronic and polychronic orientations.
Q4) Which list of terms best describes an environment with a low load?
A)Certain,redundant,and probable.
B)Fast-paced and quick.
C)Crowded,immediate,and dense.
D)Sluggish,slow,and lingering.
Q5) Although the need for privacy is innate and universal,the degree to which an individual human feels the need for seclusion varies considerably across cultures.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Perceptual Context
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Q1) Episodic long-term memory refers to
A)the preservation of auditory stimulation.
B)the preservation of information pertaining to the unique experiences of the individual.
C)the preservation of a person's general conceptual world.
D)the preservation of iconic stimulation.
Q2) One reason for cross-cultural differences in perception is due to
A)conditions in the physical environment.
B)short-term memory loss.
C)long-term memory loss.
D)interference.
Q3) The first stage of information processing is the input stage,where raw information is taken in through the senses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Ethnocentrism refers to a belief that one racial group is superior to others and that other racial groups are necessarily inferior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Sociorelational Context
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Q1) In all cultures people assume roles.Discuss the relationship between roles and communication.
Q2) The rank ordering of roles within a culture is called
A)social stratification.
B)social differentiation.
C)social cohesion.
D)social positioning.
Q3) In collectivistic cultures,familial relations are hierarchical and the decision-making process typically is not democratic.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many individualistic,low-context,and small power distance cultures possess a relatively strict hierarchical role stratification.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Usually,though not necessarily,voluntary membership in-groups serve as positive reference groups.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Verbal Code: Human Language
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Q1) What is the fundamental tenet of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and how have contemporary linguists reacted to it?
Q2) Which of the following is the best definition of a symbol?
A)An arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus representing something else.
B)An arbitrary stimulus naturally connected to its referent.
C)An arbitrarily selected and learned phoneme that represents a morpheme.
D)An arbitrarily selected and learned morpheme that represents a phoneme.
Q3) The principle of linguistic determinism posits that the way one thinks is determined by the language one speaks.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following statements best describes a restricted code?
A)A code wherein the options are limited as to what a speaker can say or do verbally.
B)A code wherein the options are unlimited as to what a speaker can say or do verbally.
C)A code wherein speakers can choose from among a variety of linguistic options to communicate.
D)A code wherein the symbol system is not generative.
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Chapter 8: The Nonverbal Code
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Q1) Which of the following channels of nonverbal communication is regarded as the most primitive form of communication?
A)Affect displays
B)Haptics
C)Proxemics
D)Illustrators
Q2) Which of the following countries is considered low contact?
A)United States
B)England
C)France
D)Puerto Rico
Q3) The evaluation of violations of nonverbal expectancies depends largely on
A)the culturally learned expectancies.
B)the attractiveness or reward value of the violator.
C)the duration of the proxemics.
D)the duration of the chronemics.
Q4) The United States is regarded as a high-contact culture,whereas many Asian countries are considered moderate-contact.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Developing Intercultural Relationships
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Q1) Across cultures,which of the following is generally the most preferred characteristic in a mate?
A)Similar religious background.
B)Physically attractive.
C)Kind and understanding.
D)Good earning capacity.
Q2) During initial interaction,persons from low-context cultures tend to ask a lot of questions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Assertiveness refers to one's ability to be sensitive to the communication of others,be a good listener,and engage in comforting communication.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the essential differences in relationships in Eastern and Western cultures.
Q5) How does intercultural communication apprehension (ICA)affect the uncertainty reduction process?
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Chapter 10: Intercultural Conflict
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Q1) Facework refers to the communicative strategies employed to manage one's own face or to support or challenge another's face.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An avoiding communication conflict style is associated with
A)a high self-face concern and a low other-face concern.
B)a high self-face concern and a high other-face concern.
C)a low self-face concern and a low other-face concern.
D)a low self-face concern and a high other-face concern.
Q3) Face refers to a person's sense of favorable self-worth or self-image experienced during communicative situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One's conflict interaction style is based on two communication dimensions,including A)integrating and accommodating.
B)avoiding and dominating.
C)self-face need and other-face need.
D)mutual-face need and interface need.
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Chapter 11: Intercultural Communication in Organizations
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Q1) Unlike many U.S.or Japanese corporate conglomerates whose global market success is attributable to diversification,many German firms concentrate on specialization.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Doors are an important cultural symbol to the Germans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Many Japanese organizations practice a seniority-based wage and promotion arrangement where employees are promoted and compensated based on the number of years they have served the organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most Mexican businesses have
A)a decentralized structure incorporating participative management practices.
B)a monochronic orientation.
C)low power distance orientation.
D)a rigid hierarchy where power is centralized in the person at the top.
Q5) Briefly discuss how the cultural context might affect a culture's management practices.
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Chapter 12: Acculturation, Culture Shock, and Intercultural Competence
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Q1) To the extent that a person endeavors to acquire the beliefs of a single cultural group with the ultimate goal of becoming indistinguishable from other members of the host culture,that person has become
A)marginalized.
B)integrated.
C)isolated.
D)assimilated.
Q2) The affective component of intercultural communication is the degree to which one approaches or avoids intercultural communication-that is,one's level of motivation to interact with others from different cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q3) List and discuss the four modes of acculturation.
Q4) The psychomotor component of intercultural communication is the degree to which one approaches or avoids intercultural communication-that is,one's level of motivation to interact with others from different cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define and discuss the four components of intercultural competence.
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