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Question 51

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Over the past several years, the United States has become more culturally ______.

A) stable
B) assimilated
C) homogenous
D) diverse

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Question 52

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Speech or behavior toward women that people in the United States view as sexist and offensive may be seen by women in other cultures as normal and acceptable. This makes some Americans uncomfortable. What is the best way for them to deal with such situations?

A) Ask the women from these cultures how they feel about the particular speech or behavior.
B) Educate the women from other cultures about why such behavior is sexist and offensive.
C) Tolerate the behavior if women from these cultures say it's acceptable.
D) Keep their feelings to themselves as it doesn't affect them.

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Question 53

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Which of these is an example of the multileveled nature of culture?

Jan and Mike are discussing the concept of privilege. Jan, a member of a minority group, believes "privilege" is immunity from racism and discrimination. Mike, who is from a poor family, believes "privilege" is money and power. Their different concepts of what constitutes privilege come from their different ______.

Age, gender, sexual identity, and spiritual identity are all components of culture.

Discuss the pros and cons of learning about other cultures through written works and learning about other cultures by talking to individual members of those cultures.

The fact that Hindu people in India subscribe to a caste system indicates that Hindu Indian culture is ______.

Intercultural communication is challenging only when words are involved.

Being a member of a co-culture within a larger national culture gives people ______.

______ occurs when members of one culture try to impose their ways of thinking or behaving on another culture.

Which statement best reflects the majority of U.S. voters' attitudes toward immigration?

It is important to understand points of tension from other nations' points of view and to use that understanding to work out such tensions before they result in international conflicts. This is the ______ imperative for learning intercultural communication skills.

One of the best ways to begin to understand people from a different culture is to have dinner with them, because it is safe to assume that dinner etiquette is basically the same all over the world.

The learned life experiences shared by all members of a group with the same norms, values, and traditions form the group's ______.

You have been assigned to work on a group project with two other classmates. One classmate is from a foreign country. Although he speaks English well, he just moved to the United States one month before classes started. Describe specific steps you can take to improve intercultural communication with your group members.

At a family gathering, Tristan's grandfather, Ben, asks Tristan if he and Marissa, his guest at the gathering, are "going steady." Tristan says they are "hanging out." Which obstacle to intercultural understanding does this exchange illustrate?

How might a man from a feminine culture find it challenging to be in a position of authority in a masculine culture?