Communication and Culture Exam
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Course Introduction
Communication and Culture explores the dynamic relationship between language, media, and society, emphasizing how cultural contexts shape and are shaped by communication practices. Students examine theories and models of communication, analyze intercultural interactions, and investigate the impact of globalization on cultural identities and media representations. Through case studies and practical activities, the course encourages critical thinking about the ways meaning is constructed and negotiated across diverse social settings, preparing students to engage effectively and ethically in an increasingly interconnected world.
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Communication Between Cultures 9th Edition by Larry A. Samovar
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Chapter 1: Intercultural Communication: A Requirement for the
Interdependent Global Society
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Q1) Globalization,domestic diversity,and immigration make acquiring intercultural communication skills imperative.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Technology has enabled ordinary individuals cheaply and quickly to organize themselves around a common interest,ideology,or social cause.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The state of being just,unbiased,and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices is also known as:
A)objectivity
B)relativity
C)selflessness
D)adjudicating
E)mindfulness
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo
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Q1) Values reflect culture,but they play no role in perpetuating the culture.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) Most communication behavior is:
A)innate
B)inborn
C)learned
D)habitual
E)none of these
Answer: C
Q3) History,unlike religion and culture,give objective guidance for daily life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Schools represent informal ways of learning culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons From the Family
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Q1) Deep structure institutions have little to do with the development of a person's identity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The three most enduring and influential organizations in cultures are:
A)family,state,religion
B)family,community,nation
C)community,nation,religion
D)family,community,religion
E)state,nation,religion
Answer: A
Q3) Most cultures include a mixture of individualistic and collectivistic elements.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Arab culture emphasizes the needs of the group over the needs of an individual.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: World-View: Cultural Explanations of Life and Death
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Q1) What is the relationship between dharma and karma? How does karma work?
Q2) The first noble truth in Buddhism is:
A)suffering is caused by desire
B)life is suffering
C)to end suffering you must end desire
D)suffering is caused by necessity
E)evil is the cause of suffering
Q3) Explain how the values of learning,justice,and family/community are reflected in Jewish culture.
Q4) Identify the statement that is not correct about Hinduism.
A)world's oldest known religion
B)highly monolithic
C)created before people maintained written records
D)originated in what is now northern India
E)lacks a single canonical text
Q5) The Hindu concept of Dharma applies to both religious and communal responsibilities.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How has globalization affected religion Page 6
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Chapter 5: Cultural History: Precursor to the Present and Future
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Q1) The early frontier individualism of U.S.setters commonly portrayed in the media is very accurate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Japan was forcibly opened to foreigners in the mid nineteenth century by Western powers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the influence of poverty,unemployment,and narco-terrorism in modern day Mexico.
Q4) The Tokugawa era of Japanese history was characterized by:
A)self-imposed isolation
B)near constant civil war
C)conflict with China and Korea
D)large scale immigration
Q5) The philosophy used to justify aggressive western expansion in the early years of the U.S.was referred to as eminent domain.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the major social issues facing Islamic civilizations today. Page 8
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Chapter 6: Cultural Values: Road Maps for Behavior
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Q1) Identify and explain three common U.S.phrases that reflect the American value of directness,openness,and honesty.
Q2) In collectivist cultures,a person's face is usually derived from his or her own self-effort.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Monumentalism within a culture,according to Minkov,indicates that members believe ____.
A)self-concept is flexible
B)interpersonal competition is encouraged
C)truth is relative
D)education is highly valued
E)all of these
Q4) Countries whose cultures reflect a comfort with uncertainty (low uncertainty avoidance)include Greece,Portugal,and Guatemala.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define values and provide at least two intercultural examples.
Q6) Differentiate between the concepts of being,being-in-becoming,and doing.
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Chapter 7: Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual
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Q1) Which of the following is not a type of identity discussed in the text?
A)organizational
B)personal
C)neurobiological
D)cyber
E)fantasy
Q2) The process of creating and recreating cultural identity through communication is referred to as ____.
A)conditioning
B)embedding
C)redacting
D)enacting
E)morphing
Q3) Perceptions of self that set you apart from other people and life-forms are ____.
A)human identities
B)societal identities
C)personal identities
D)identities of separation
E)identities of conformation
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Chapter 8: Verbal Messages: Exchanging Ideas Through Language
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Q1) Explain the benefits of learning a second language. Why should U.S.citizens learn a second language?
Q2) Learning a second language not only allows you to communicate with more people,it can also help you to better express yourself or explain certain concepts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify at least two ways that culture is reflected in the Korean language.
Q4) Identify the correct term that refers to 'a shared set of symbols or signs that a cooperative group of people has mutually agreed to use to help create meaning.'
A) language
B)script
C)schemata
D)communication
E)common mindset
Q5) Language serves other functions than directly expressing or exchanging ideas. A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the relationship between language and culture.
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Chapter 9: Nonverbal Communications: The Messages of Action,
Space, Time, and Silence
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Q1) Laughing and crying are both considered vocal characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true about agreement gestures?
A)they mean the same thing in every culture
B)always indicates agreement
C)are culturally based
D)none of these
Q3) How does the communicative value of body movement vary across cultures? Include examples of both posture,and gestures.
Q4) If you scowl because you are angry,or frown because you are sad,what function of nonverbal communication are you engaged in?
A)expressing internal states
B)regulating interaction
C)repeating
D)conforming display
E)informing
Q5) Compare and contrast the concepts of formal and informal time.
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Q6) Are there cultural universals in nonverbal communication? Justify your answer.
Chapter 10: Intercultural Communication in Contexts:
in Business, Education, and Health-Care
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Q1) Domestically,all of the following statements about businesses in the U.S.are false except ____.
A)increases in minority co-cultures have impacted both workplace and marketplace
B)minority owned businesses grew by about 45% between 2002-2007
C)more than 2.3 million businesses in the U.S.owned by Hispanics
D)most business transactions involve a culturally homogeneous population
Q2) Self-efficacy stems from lifelong experiences resulting in beliefs and perceptions affecting how people see themselves individually and collectively.
A)True
B)False
Q3) List and describe the underlying assumptions of context in communication.
Q4) Followers of this tradition believe that sorcery,magic,and evil spirits can negatively affect them in their daily lives.
A)holistic
B)scientific/biomedical
C)namaste
D)supernatural/ mágico/religious tradition
E)superstitionism
Q5) Explain the concept of immediacy. What role should it play in the classroom?
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Chapter 11: The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences
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Q1) Racism is the belief in the inherent superiority of a particular race.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ethnocentrism,stereotyping,prejudice,and racism are all linked to a "narrow lens."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Stereotypes are an affliction only of the uneducated and unintelligent.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The notion that one's culture is superior to any other is known as:
A)egocentric
B)ethnocentrism
C)supracentrism
D)Hellenism
E)transnationalism
Q5) Prejudice serves no function.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) What is the difference between prejudice and racism? Define each and explain.