Introducing Intercultural Communication: Global Cultures and Contexts
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Chapter 2: Culture and People
1. The word “culture” originated from ______.
- the Russian word ‘creda’, meaning ‘being’
- the Latin word ‘cultura’, which is from the verb colere, denoting ‘to till’
- the Turkish word ‘copki’, denoting ‘to swim’
- the Slovene word ‘kava’, denoting ‘a coffee’
Answer: B
2. Which of the following statements best defines culture?
- Culture is a particular way of life of a group of people.
- Culture is an ideology comprised of false belief systems.
- Culture is a site of oppression.
- Culture is only rules and norms.
Answer: A
3. In Australia, cultural beliefs by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander have ______.
- focused on hanging horseshoes over their doors to bring positive spirits and good luck
- traditionally had a strong physical and spiritual bond with the landscape through ‘the Dreaming’
- focused on bowing to their children
- focused on both hanging horseshoes over their doors to bring positive spirits and good luck and on bowing to their children
Answer: B
4. Which of the following statements best reflects the power of the cultural rituals and customs that people observe?
- normalization of violence
- the power of football (soccer) in many countries, starting in Europe and South America, symbolizing a core value of pride in the nation
- the royal weddings, reinforcing the belonging to a national culture
- both the power of football (soccer) in many countries, starting in Europe and South America, symbolizing a core value of pride in the nation, and the royal weddings, reinforcing the belonging to a national culture
Answer: D
5. Which of the following best describes the emic approach?
- The emic approach views each culture as a unique entity that can only be examined by constructs developed from inside the culture.
- The emic approach focuses on identifying culture-specific aspects concepts and behaviour which cannot be compared across all cultures.
- Emic knowledge and interpretations are those existing within a culture, that are shaped by local customs, values, meanings, and beliefs .
- all of these
Answer: D
6. According to social constructionist, cultural identity ______.
- means that people use linguistic and other cultural resources in the ongoing construction and reconstruction of personal and group identity
- locates a person in a cultural group and distinguishes the person from others who are in other groups
- is a theatrical performance that conveys the self to others in the best possible light
- all of these
Answer: D
7. What does it mean that ‘culture is dynamic’?
- Culture is subject to change over time.
- Culture may be examined by applying predetermined categories.
- Only elites create culture.
- Culture is resistance to change.
Answer: A
8. Which of the following statements best describes subculture?
- There are subcultures within culture.
- Subcultures give their members feelings of anxiety and fear only.
- Subcultures can be defined by ethnicity, social class, organization and geographic region.
- There are subcultures within culture, and subcultures can be defined by ethnicity, social class, organization and geographic region.
Answer: D
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true of organizational culture?
- Employees hold beliefs and values governing their behaviour.
- Employees develop shared interpretation of organizational reality.
- Subsidiaries of the same organization operating in different countries have exactly same values.
- Organizational culture gives employees a sense of identity.
Answer: C
10. Digital culture stands for the changes brought about by contemporary digital, networked and personalised media in our society. In that, digital culture ______.
- associates itself strictly with less user participation
- focuses only on religious identities
- promotes majority ethnic groups
- signifies the transformation from print and broadcast centred media to networked media, which rely on digital communication technologies
Answer: D