Comm 1050 Chapter 5: Culture and Communication

China is considered to be a ______ culture because the level of respect given an individual is more important than the words they speak.

• low-context

• high-context

• individualistic

• contextual

A culture that stresses collaboration and working as a team would be considered ______.

• low-context

• high-context

• individualist

• collectivist

Being on “island time” – referring to the relaxed, slower pace of those who live in the Caribbean, as opposed to people who live in the U.S. – makes that culture a ______ one.

• polychronic

• monochronic

• high-context

• low-context

When a community of people have a similar speech practice, their communication patterns include norms known as ______.

• speech (communication) codes

• cultural speech markers

• cultural persuadables

• slang

Louisiana is a very culturally diverse state with a population that includes people of Creole and Cajun descent. The term for the two cultures is ______.

• co-cultures

• subcultures

• cultures

• minicultures

John has ______ bias because he believes that his culture is inherently “correct.”

• ethnocentric

• implicit

• self-created

• concentric

Celebrating Independence Day on July 4 in the U.S. is an example of how culture can be viewed as a(n) ______ structure.

• American

• national

• holiday

• theoretical

Connie comes from a long line of family members who performed on debate teams while in high school. Because they believe in focusing exclusively on the message, their culture is ______.

• low-context

• high-context

• individualistic

• collectivistic

Communication is affected by how people perceive time. In the United States, time is greatly valued, making which statement the most accurate for an American?

• Time is money.

• Time is relationships.

• Time is flexible.

• Time is relative.

Members of an organization with a ______ system of meaning may exclude or include others who do not communicate in alignment with the group’s culture.

• symbolic

• decoded

• coded

• harmonious