ICC Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Critical intercultural communication - CORRECT ANSWER - -View of the world in terms
of the structures & contexts of power that surround us & impact our lives & experiences
-A perspective of icc w/ a specific focus on power relationships & how different social groups
are positioned in different way bc of the often unseen socio cultural structures, histories, &
conditions
-Looks at power dynamics
-Look at ways in which we are both individuals and larger social identities/ groups
Critical intercultural communication cont - CORRECT ANSWER - -Power is key
-Invisible dimensions of power constitutes & frame our intercultural communication
Contexts of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Economic
Governmental
Legal
Educational
Family
Media
Tourism
3 Characteristics of Critical intercultural communication - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Context of power is based on an obvious &/or subtle hierarchy of dominant & subordinate power
2. Revolves around an ongoing struggle for power between dominant & subordinante parties
3. Both independent & dependent of each other
Intercultural Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - notion of taking action to help culturally
different communities, groups, or persons, whose identities & lives are negatively impacted by
structures of power
,Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - ways to positively transform society by working
toward redistribution of advantages, disadvantages, benefits, & resources to those in need
ACT acronym - CORRECT ANSWER - awareness/ agency, critiquing, thoughtfully
taking action
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - -Constraining forces by which dominant structures,
groups, & individuals are able to gain in position over/ against the will of others
-It is also a productive force through which individuals & groups can resist & make more
positive social change
-"Power in every single one of our interactions"
-Power can be a productive force to create social change
What are ways we can minimize power relationships - CORRECT ANSWER - Be
advocates
Equity vs equality - CORRECT ANSWER - Equity is giving everyone what they need to
be successful. Equality is treating everyone the same.
Before we can be equal we need equity
Meritocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - myth, working hard doesn't always mean you will
be successful, different social groups have different access to power & tools
"pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
Emigration to US from 1820-1890 - CORRECT ANSWER - Top countries are Ireland,
Uk, and Germany
Emigration to US from 1890-1909 - CORRECT ANSWER - Top countries are Italy,
Russia
, When did canada become a top emigrating country? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1910
When did Mexico become a top emigrating country? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1920
briefly, then permanently in 1950
Power can be both a... - CORRECT ANSWER - controlling force that seeks to restrict the
movements & experiences of individuals & groups as well as an enabling force that individuals
& groups can deploy in dramatic or subtle form against larger structures
Characteristics of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Invisible & hidden
Material
Constraining
Enabling & creative
Power is invisible & hidden - CORRECT ANSWER - Ex: friendships are a hidden context
(power influences such as history or economics)
Similar socio-economic status
Unseen , invisible, & untraceable (macro-power influences)
More powerful when unseen
Social control gains potency through invisibility
Power is material - CORRECT ANSWER - Concrete, tangible consequences (economic
implications)
Can determine survival
Social marginalization & economic exploitation
The degree of material power determines how you are able to live (often due to capitalism)
Power is constraining - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal oppression
Slaves experiences epistemic violence that undermines & devalues their own cultural
experiences
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Critical intercultural communication - CORRECT ANSWER - -View of the world in terms
of the structures & contexts of power that surround us & impact our lives & experiences
-A perspective of icc w/ a specific focus on power relationships & how different social groups
are positioned in different way bc of the often unseen socio cultural structures, histories, &
conditions
-Looks at power dynamics
-Look at ways in which we are both individuals and larger social identities/ groups
Critical intercultural communication cont - CORRECT ANSWER - -Power is key
-Invisible dimensions of power constitutes & frame our intercultural communication
Contexts of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Economic
Governmental
Legal
Educational
Family
Media
Tourism
3 Characteristics of Critical intercultural communication - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Context of power is based on an obvious &/or subtle hierarchy of dominant & subordinate power
2. Revolves around an ongoing struggle for power between dominant & subordinante parties
3. Both independent & dependent of each other
Intercultural Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - notion of taking action to help culturally
different communities, groups, or persons, whose identities & lives are negatively impacted by
structures of power
,Social Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - ways to positively transform society by working
toward redistribution of advantages, disadvantages, benefits, & resources to those in need
ACT acronym - CORRECT ANSWER - awareness/ agency, critiquing, thoughtfully
taking action
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - -Constraining forces by which dominant structures,
groups, & individuals are able to gain in position over/ against the will of others
-It is also a productive force through which individuals & groups can resist & make more
positive social change
-"Power in every single one of our interactions"
-Power can be a productive force to create social change
What are ways we can minimize power relationships - CORRECT ANSWER - Be
advocates
Equity vs equality - CORRECT ANSWER - Equity is giving everyone what they need to
be successful. Equality is treating everyone the same.
Before we can be equal we need equity
Meritocracy - CORRECT ANSWER - myth, working hard doesn't always mean you will
be successful, different social groups have different access to power & tools
"pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
Emigration to US from 1820-1890 - CORRECT ANSWER - Top countries are Ireland,
Uk, and Germany
Emigration to US from 1890-1909 - CORRECT ANSWER - Top countries are Italy,
Russia
, When did canada become a top emigrating country? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1910
When did Mexico become a top emigrating country? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1920
briefly, then permanently in 1950
Power can be both a... - CORRECT ANSWER - controlling force that seeks to restrict the
movements & experiences of individuals & groups as well as an enabling force that individuals
& groups can deploy in dramatic or subtle form against larger structures
Characteristics of power - CORRECT ANSWER - Invisible & hidden
Material
Constraining
Enabling & creative
Power is invisible & hidden - CORRECT ANSWER - Ex: friendships are a hidden context
(power influences such as history or economics)
Similar socio-economic status
Unseen , invisible, & untraceable (macro-power influences)
More powerful when unseen
Social control gains potency through invisibility
Power is material - CORRECT ANSWER - Concrete, tangible consequences (economic
implications)
Can determine survival
Social marginalization & economic exploitation
The degree of material power determines how you are able to live (often due to capitalism)
Power is constraining - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal oppression
Slaves experiences epistemic violence that undermines & devalues their own cultural
experiences
