CMN 552 UNIT 3 EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026
CORE COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS AND
SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Worldview
Answer: The way individuals or groups of people look at the
universe to form basic assumptions and values about their lives and
the world around them
◉ Generalization
Answer: Reducing numerous characteristics of an individual or
group to a general form that renders the indistinguishable
◉ Subcultures
Answer: Groups of people who have experiences different from
those of the dominant culture
◉ Multiculturalism
Answer: No common moral principles are shared by all cultures
◉ Postmodernism
Answer: - Everything is a social construction
, - Contends that context is all important
◉ Humanism
Answer: All human beings have equal worth, common resources and
problems, and are alike in fundamental ways
◉ Cultural Imperialism
Answer: - Practice of extending policies and practices of one group
(usually dominant) to disenfranchised and minority groups
- E.g. forcing native children to attend boarding school and move to
individually owned lands
◉ Cultural Relativism
Answer: - Belief that behaviors and practices of people should be
judged only in the context of their cultural system
- Argument that this ignores family violence and human rights
violations
◉ Cultural Imposition
Answer: - Intrusive application of majority group's cultural view
upon individuals and families
- Diet orders, limited visitors
CORE COMMUNICATION CONCEPTS AND
SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Worldview
Answer: The way individuals or groups of people look at the
universe to form basic assumptions and values about their lives and
the world around them
◉ Generalization
Answer: Reducing numerous characteristics of an individual or
group to a general form that renders the indistinguishable
◉ Subcultures
Answer: Groups of people who have experiences different from
those of the dominant culture
◉ Multiculturalism
Answer: No common moral principles are shared by all cultures
◉ Postmodernism
Answer: - Everything is a social construction
, - Contends that context is all important
◉ Humanism
Answer: All human beings have equal worth, common resources and
problems, and are alike in fundamental ways
◉ Cultural Imperialism
Answer: - Practice of extending policies and practices of one group
(usually dominant) to disenfranchised and minority groups
- E.g. forcing native children to attend boarding school and move to
individually owned lands
◉ Cultural Relativism
Answer: - Belief that behaviors and practices of people should be
judged only in the context of their cultural system
- Argument that this ignores family violence and human rights
violations
◉ Cultural Imposition
Answer: - Intrusive application of majority group's cultural view
upon individuals and families
- Diet orders, limited visitors
