CMN 10V ALL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
recognition - Answer-the most basic form of interpersonal confirmation; it's the
expression of awareness of another's persons existence (ex; a smile, handshake)
win-lose - Answer-one of three orientations toward conflict; assumes that in any conflict
one person wins and other(s) loses.
win-win - Answer-one of 3 oreitnations to conflict; assumes that everyone involved in a
conflict can gain
assilimiation - Answer-the giving up one's native ways to take on the ways of another
culture.
cultural relativism - Answer-the recognition that cultures vary in thought, action, and
behavior as well as in ebleifs and values; not the same as moral relativism
culture - Answer-the beleifs, understnadings, practices, and ways of interpreting
expreience that are shared by a group of people
hate groups - Answer-collections of people who advocate and engage in hatred,
aggression or violence towards members of particular race, ethnicity, gender, and
sexual oreitnaitn, gender identity, religion or any other selected segment of a society.
high context communication style - Answer-an indirect and undetailed way of speaking
that conveys meaning implicitly rather than explicitlyl typical of collectivist cultures
individualism/ collectivism - Answer-dimension of cultures that refers to the extent to
which members of a culture understand themselves as part of and connected to their
families, groups, or cultures (individualist cultures, the face of individual is often more
important than the face of the groups)
long term orientation/ short term orientation - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to
the extent to which memebrs of a culture think about long term (history and future)
versus short term (present)
low context communication style - Answer-language that is very explicit, detailed, and
precise...generally used in individualistic cultures.
masculinity/femininity - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the extent to which a
culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominant
, others which are typically associated with men. gentleness, cooperation, and taking
care of others and the naturak world, which tend to be associated with women.
multilingual - Answer-able to speak/understand 1+ language/ communication style used
in a group or culture.
participation - Answer-a response to cultural diversity in which one incporates some
practices, customs, and traditions of other groups into one's life.
power distance - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the size of the gap between
people with high and low power and the extent to which that is regarded as normal
(china, high power distance; norway low power distance)
resistance - Answer-a response to cultural diversity; attacking the cultural practices of
others or proclaiming that one's cultural traditions are superior.
respect - Answer-a response to cultural diversity in which one values others' customs,
traditions and values even if one does not actively incoporate them into one's life.
social communities - Answer-a group of people who live within a dominatn culture yet
also belong to another social group(s) that share values, understandings and practices
distinct from those of dominant culture (ex; muslim, LGBTQ groups_
standpoint - Answer-the social, symbolic, and material condtions common to a group of
people that influence how they understand thesemlves, others, and society
standpoint theory - Answer-theory that holds that a culture includes a number of social
groups that different shape the perceptions, identities, and opportunities of memeber of
those groups.
tolerance - Answer-a response to diveristy in which one accept differences, although
one may not approve of or even understand them.
uncertainty avoidance - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the extent to which
people want to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.
uncertainty reduction theory - Answer-the theory that people find uncertainty
uncofmortable and so are motivated to use communication reduce uncertainty - we ask
questions, listen, and observe
understanding - Answer-a response to cultural diversity that assumes that differences
are rooted in cultural teachings and that no traditions, customs, or behaviors, are
instrinscially better than others.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
recognition - Answer-the most basic form of interpersonal confirmation; it's the
expression of awareness of another's persons existence (ex; a smile, handshake)
win-lose - Answer-one of three orientations toward conflict; assumes that in any conflict
one person wins and other(s) loses.
win-win - Answer-one of 3 oreitnations to conflict; assumes that everyone involved in a
conflict can gain
assilimiation - Answer-the giving up one's native ways to take on the ways of another
culture.
cultural relativism - Answer-the recognition that cultures vary in thought, action, and
behavior as well as in ebleifs and values; not the same as moral relativism
culture - Answer-the beleifs, understnadings, practices, and ways of interpreting
expreience that are shared by a group of people
hate groups - Answer-collections of people who advocate and engage in hatred,
aggression or violence towards members of particular race, ethnicity, gender, and
sexual oreitnaitn, gender identity, religion or any other selected segment of a society.
high context communication style - Answer-an indirect and undetailed way of speaking
that conveys meaning implicitly rather than explicitlyl typical of collectivist cultures
individualism/ collectivism - Answer-dimension of cultures that refers to the extent to
which members of a culture understand themselves as part of and connected to their
families, groups, or cultures (individualist cultures, the face of individual is often more
important than the face of the groups)
long term orientation/ short term orientation - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to
the extent to which memebrs of a culture think about long term (history and future)
versus short term (present)
low context communication style - Answer-language that is very explicit, detailed, and
precise...generally used in individualistic cultures.
masculinity/femininity - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the extent to which a
culture values aggressiveness, competitiveness, looking out for yourself, and dominant
, others which are typically associated with men. gentleness, cooperation, and taking
care of others and the naturak world, which tend to be associated with women.
multilingual - Answer-able to speak/understand 1+ language/ communication style used
in a group or culture.
participation - Answer-a response to cultural diversity in which one incporates some
practices, customs, and traditions of other groups into one's life.
power distance - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the size of the gap between
people with high and low power and the extent to which that is regarded as normal
(china, high power distance; norway low power distance)
resistance - Answer-a response to cultural diversity; attacking the cultural practices of
others or proclaiming that one's cultural traditions are superior.
respect - Answer-a response to cultural diversity in which one values others' customs,
traditions and values even if one does not actively incoporate them into one's life.
social communities - Answer-a group of people who live within a dominatn culture yet
also belong to another social group(s) that share values, understandings and practices
distinct from those of dominant culture (ex; muslim, LGBTQ groups_
standpoint - Answer-the social, symbolic, and material condtions common to a group of
people that influence how they understand thesemlves, others, and society
standpoint theory - Answer-theory that holds that a culture includes a number of social
groups that different shape the perceptions, identities, and opportunities of memeber of
those groups.
tolerance - Answer-a response to diveristy in which one accept differences, although
one may not approve of or even understand them.
uncertainty avoidance - Answer-dimension of culture that refers to the extent to which
people want to avoid ambiguity and vagueness.
uncertainty reduction theory - Answer-the theory that people find uncertainty
uncofmortable and so are motivated to use communication reduce uncertainty - we ask
questions, listen, and observe
understanding - Answer-a response to cultural diversity that assumes that differences
are rooted in cultural teachings and that no traditions, customs, or behaviors, are
instrinscially better than others.
