SEM 1.02 Cultural Concepts

What is the definition of "Bias"?

• An emphasis on group work and accomplishments

• An inclination to have a certain perspective in favor of or against a person, group of people, or thing; prejudice

• The willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors

• The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas

What does "Collectivism" emphasize?

• Independent work and accomplishments

• Group work and accomplishments

• The customs, habits, and traditions of a group

• The belief that your own culture is naturally better

What is "Connotation"?

• Associated or underlying meaning

• The process of persuading or influencing someone

• Communication that uses body language

• A secondary group within a dominant culture

What does "Cultural sensitivity" involve?

• The belief that your own culture is naturally better

• The willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors to value other cultures

• The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas

• Lack of knowledge or information

What is "Culture"?

• The customs, habits, and traditions of a particular group of people

• All the ways in which people differ

• An emphasis on independent work and accomplishments

• Communication that uses body language

What does "Diversity" refer to?

• The belief that your own culture is naturally better

• All the ways in which people differ

• The process of one party reaching an agreement with another

• A set image or an assumption about a person

What is "Ethnocentrism"?

• The belief that your own culture is naturally better than other cultures

• The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas

• Lack of knowledge or information

• An emphasis on group work and accomplishments

What does "Globalization" involve?

• The process of persuading or influencing someone

• The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas across national borders

• Communication that uses body language

• A secondary group within a dominant culture

What is "Ignorance"?

• Lack of knowledge or information

• An emphasis on independent work and accomplishments

• The customs, habits, and traditions of a group

• The willingness to adjust your opinions and behaviors

What does "Individualism" emphasize?

• Group work and accomplishments

• Independent work and accomplishments

• The belief that your own culture is naturally better

• The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas