ICC Quiz 2 Exam Questions with correct
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Postformal thought - ANS-often described as more flexible, logical, willing to accept moral and
intellectual complexities, than previous stages in development
-A proposed adult stage of cognitive development
-More capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole
Culture and dialectics - ANS--Dialectical thought affects priorities and values
-Notable differences in culture are the result of nature, not nurture
-Cognitive differences have ecological, historical, and sociological origins
Three contemporary methods of studying ICC - ANS--Social science approach (functionalist)
-Interpretative
-Critical
Morality - ANS-"prescriptive judgments of justice, rights (fairness/justice), and welfare
(harm/care) pertaining to how people ought to relate to each other" (Turiel, 1983)
FLLASC - ANS--Fairness
-Liberty
-Loyalty
-Authority
-Sanctity
-Care
Thinking About Culture in Intercultural Communication - ANS--Moon says "it makes an
enormous differences how we think about culture. It is important because the way we think
about culture implies particular beliefs about cultural differences
-Her metaphor for culture is a site of struggle, a contested zone
-Qualitative researcher, would be considered a critical investigator, whose goal is to (understand
and change)
Dreama Moon's ideas: Historical views of culture - ANS--Culture as nation: this is how we often
discuss cultures
-Culture as homogenous, static
, -Culture as variable. In this view, culture is used to predict behavior, often in the sense of
making national comparisons
-Cultural reality: competing cultural realities that must be negotiated. These negotiations take
place through communication
-Competition being a defining characteristic of American culture
-We attempt to appear "open-minded"
Dreama Moon's conclusions - ANS--Came to understand the role of communication and culture
in thinking about the ramifications of the types of social realities we can create through media
and other forms of interaction are not so simple
-The slippery nature of symbols does not allow us to answer questions once and for all
-Contested zone
Dreama Moon's "Best" Way - ANS--Culture as a contested zone
(Muted microculture, groups that don't have a voice, some people have power and others don't)
-Culture from three vantage points (High, folk, and low/pop culture)
-Culture as discursive
Culture as a contested zone - ANS--Overlapping identities: people have different identities
-Fluid: identities are not set in stone; they are in flux, even changing from situation to situation
-Site of struggle: with different degrees and different powers
Culture as a process - ANS--Communication creates culture
-Communication both creates the identities and manages them in interaction
High culture - ANS-culture produced once for enjoyment or leisure, not mass produced
Folk culture - ANS-the culture of everyday leisure and life
Low/popular culture - ANS-mass produced
Discipline on which social science approach is founded - ANS-Based on research in
psychology and sociology
Assumptions of social science approach - ANS--Existence of a describable external reality
-Human behavior is predictable
-Culture is a variable that can be measured
Goals of social science approach - ANS-to describe and predict specifically how culture
influences communication
Method of social science approach - ANS-often quantitative- gather data and compute (usually
questionnaires and observing subjects firsthand)
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Postformal thought - ANS-often described as more flexible, logical, willing to accept moral and
intellectual complexities, than previous stages in development
-A proposed adult stage of cognitive development
-More capable of combining contradictory elements into a comprehensive whole
Culture and dialectics - ANS--Dialectical thought affects priorities and values
-Notable differences in culture are the result of nature, not nurture
-Cognitive differences have ecological, historical, and sociological origins
Three contemporary methods of studying ICC - ANS--Social science approach (functionalist)
-Interpretative
-Critical
Morality - ANS-"prescriptive judgments of justice, rights (fairness/justice), and welfare
(harm/care) pertaining to how people ought to relate to each other" (Turiel, 1983)
FLLASC - ANS--Fairness
-Liberty
-Loyalty
-Authority
-Sanctity
-Care
Thinking About Culture in Intercultural Communication - ANS--Moon says "it makes an
enormous differences how we think about culture. It is important because the way we think
about culture implies particular beliefs about cultural differences
-Her metaphor for culture is a site of struggle, a contested zone
-Qualitative researcher, would be considered a critical investigator, whose goal is to (understand
and change)
Dreama Moon's ideas: Historical views of culture - ANS--Culture as nation: this is how we often
discuss cultures
-Culture as homogenous, static
, -Culture as variable. In this view, culture is used to predict behavior, often in the sense of
making national comparisons
-Cultural reality: competing cultural realities that must be negotiated. These negotiations take
place through communication
-Competition being a defining characteristic of American culture
-We attempt to appear "open-minded"
Dreama Moon's conclusions - ANS--Came to understand the role of communication and culture
in thinking about the ramifications of the types of social realities we can create through media
and other forms of interaction are not so simple
-The slippery nature of symbols does not allow us to answer questions once and for all
-Contested zone
Dreama Moon's "Best" Way - ANS--Culture as a contested zone
(Muted microculture, groups that don't have a voice, some people have power and others don't)
-Culture from three vantage points (High, folk, and low/pop culture)
-Culture as discursive
Culture as a contested zone - ANS--Overlapping identities: people have different identities
-Fluid: identities are not set in stone; they are in flux, even changing from situation to situation
-Site of struggle: with different degrees and different powers
Culture as a process - ANS--Communication creates culture
-Communication both creates the identities and manages them in interaction
High culture - ANS-culture produced once for enjoyment or leisure, not mass produced
Folk culture - ANS-the culture of everyday leisure and life
Low/popular culture - ANS-mass produced
Discipline on which social science approach is founded - ANS-Based on research in
psychology and sociology
Assumptions of social science approach - ANS--Existence of a describable external reality
-Human behavior is predictable
-Culture is a variable that can be measured
Goals of social science approach - ANS-to describe and predict specifically how culture
influences communication
Method of social science approach - ANS-often quantitative- gather data and compute (usually
questionnaires and observing subjects firsthand)
