Exam 3: Culture: With Emphasis on Transcultural Encounters and Exchanges

The Korean use of "our" (e.g., our mother)and the use of "my" (e.g., my mother)in the United States suggests that

The number of members (e.g. nine)and the choreography of Girls' Generation and other K-pop groups reflect the value Korean's place on

Buddhists monks constitute a counterculture known as _____________ because they are in search of enlightenment through simple living, modest dreams, and vegetarian diet.

From a(n)_____________ viewpoint, one's group is the center and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it.

Signs that read "No Smoking," "Honk Horn to Open," and "Emergency Exit Only" specify

The U.S. Army publishes a list of "Must Know Items" about South Korea for American soldiers who are stationed there. One item says, "Don't be surprised if you see two Korean women or men walking arm in arm. They are just good friends, and there is nothing sexual implied." The Army is alerting soldiers to

Imagine that you have been asked to present a seminar to a group of people planning to visit another culture. What 5 concepts or points in the culture chapter would you emphasize in your presentation?

People who violate ______________ are usually punished severely - they can be ostracized, institutionalized or condemned to die.

Part of the reason Koreans conserve energy more than their U.S. counterparts relates to

_________ is a staple of the South Korean diet while ____________ is a staple of the U.S. diet.

The tendency to hold your own culture as a standard against which other cultures are judged is

Which one of the following practices helps to explain how Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il have come to dominate North Korean emotional life?

Tiffany, one of the two Korean-American girls in the K-pop group Girls' Generation thought she would be able to adjust easily to life in Korea because her parents spoke Korean at home in the U.S. But she found that she had to learn so many little things.  Tiffany was experiencing

Which one of the following words does not capture culture's dynamic qualities?

Have you ever experienced living in another culture? Select five concepts that help you describe that experience. (Note: another culture can include a culture inside the U.S.)

When people learn a new language they must learn meanings attached to the multitude of sounds that make up a language. In this sense language is a _________________ system.

Which one of the following descriptions best applies to North Korea?

Kyeong Kang experienced _______________ when he moved from Korea to Georgia at age 14. He didn't know English and he had to adjust to what seemed like a lack of respect for elders.

Those learning languages must learn rules about how to order words. Sociologists call those rules

One important historical event that has shaped the way Americans think about and use energy is the