ICC Exam 2 ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The concept of who we are. Characteristics of identity
may be understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take—for example,
social science, interpretive, or critical perspectives
impression management theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The ways by which individuals
attempt to control the impressions others have of them.
individualized identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The sense of self as independent and self-
reliant.
familial identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The sense of self as always connected to family
and others.
spiritual identity - CORRECT ANSWER - Identification with feelings of connectedness to
others and higher meanings in life.
identity negotiation theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that emphasizes the process
of communicating one's own desired identities while reinforcing or resisting others' identities as
the core of intercultural communication.
avowal - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which an individual portrays himself or
herself.
ascription - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which others attribute identities to an
individual.
core symbols - CORRECT ANSWER - The fundamental beliefs that are shared by the
members of a cultural group. Labels, a category of core symbols, are names or markers used to
classify individual, social, or cultural groups.
, interpellation - CORRECT ANSWER - The communication process by which one is
pulled into the social forces that place people into a specific identity.
minority identity - CORRECT ANSWER - A sense of belonging to a nondominant group.
majority identity - CORRECT ANSWER - A sense of belonging to a dominant group.
gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The identification with the cultural notions of
masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman.
cisgender - CORRECT ANSWER - A person whose gender identity matches the
biological sex that she or he was born into.
transgender - CORRECT ANSWER - Identification with a gender that does not match
one's biological gender
age identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The identification with the cultural conventions of
how we should act, look, and behave according to our age.
racial identity - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying with a particular racial group.
Although in the past racial groups were classified on the basis of biological characteristics, most
scientists now recognize that race is constructed in fluid social and historical contexts.
ethnic identity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)A set of ideas about one's own ethnic group
membership and (2) a sense of belonging to a particular group and knowing something about the
shared experience of the group.
hyphenated Americans - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. Americans who identify not only
with being U.S. citizens but also as being members of ethnic groups.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The concept of who we are. Characteristics of identity
may be understood differently depending on the perspectives that people take—for example,
social science, interpretive, or critical perspectives
impression management theory - CORRECT ANSWER - The ways by which individuals
attempt to control the impressions others have of them.
individualized identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The sense of self as independent and self-
reliant.
familial identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The sense of self as always connected to family
and others.
spiritual identity - CORRECT ANSWER - Identification with feelings of connectedness to
others and higher meanings in life.
identity negotiation theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory that emphasizes the process
of communicating one's own desired identities while reinforcing or resisting others' identities as
the core of intercultural communication.
avowal - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which an individual portrays himself or
herself.
ascription - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which others attribute identities to an
individual.
core symbols - CORRECT ANSWER - The fundamental beliefs that are shared by the
members of a cultural group. Labels, a category of core symbols, are names or markers used to
classify individual, social, or cultural groups.
, interpellation - CORRECT ANSWER - The communication process by which one is
pulled into the social forces that place people into a specific identity.
minority identity - CORRECT ANSWER - A sense of belonging to a nondominant group.
majority identity - CORRECT ANSWER - A sense of belonging to a dominant group.
gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The identification with the cultural notions of
masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman.
cisgender - CORRECT ANSWER - A person whose gender identity matches the
biological sex that she or he was born into.
transgender - CORRECT ANSWER - Identification with a gender that does not match
one's biological gender
age identity - CORRECT ANSWER - The identification with the cultural conventions of
how we should act, look, and behave according to our age.
racial identity - CORRECT ANSWER - Identifying with a particular racial group.
Although in the past racial groups were classified on the basis of biological characteristics, most
scientists now recognize that race is constructed in fluid social and historical contexts.
ethnic identity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)A set of ideas about one's own ethnic group
membership and (2) a sense of belonging to a particular group and knowing something about the
shared experience of the group.
hyphenated Americans - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. Americans who identify not only
with being U.S. citizens but also as being members of ethnic groups.
