Exam 3: What Are the Essential Cultural Value Patterns

Siv tends to view herself as distinct and unique from others, and she values personal achievement, self-direction, and competition. Siv is operating from an _______ construal of self.

Briefly describe the difference between small power distance cultures and large power distance cultures. What misunderstandings might occur on a work team with members from both of these cultures?

You're interested in working for an overseas company that values female and male employees equally. You should definitely make sure that the company holds the "_______" value spectrum.

Individuals who subscribe to _______ time orientation tend to have a long-term "big picture" perspective on time.

Explain the major differences between independent and interdependent self-construals.

Individualism is a cultural pattern common in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America.

Briefly define the term values and describe one (or more) of the functions of values.

_______ refers to the extent to which members of a culture do not mind conflicts or uncertain situations and the extent to which they try to avoid those uncertain situations.

Despite your young age of 24, you've worked hard to get to a top management position. You believe you deserve some formal respect and recognition from your subordinates. Your personality style emphasizes a _______ self-tendency.

Raj heard a rumor that the company he works for may be downsizing. Rather than waiting to find out, he responds to this uncertainty by actively seeking information from his upper-management supervisor. What personality type of individual is he?

In Daphne's culture, ingroup harmony is important and cultural members tend to prioritize the needs of the ingroup over their own personal desires. Which type of culture is this describing?

Your morning rituals include meditation, doing yoga, and taking time to arrive at a "stillness" state. All these spiritual activities illustrate your _______ core value system.

Describe the differences between the responses to a natural disaster that might come from a culture that operates from destiny value orientation of "controlling their environment" versus a culture that operates from a destiny value orientation of "subjugation to nature."

The I in the O.D.I.S. method refers to

The majority of the world populations subscribe to some form of individualistic cultural value tendencies.

Aliyah has joined an ethnic activist group to fight against adversity and to combat racism. What "meaning" activity value orientation does Aliyah endorse?

Camille and Chika have different reactions to their equally poor performances on the first exam of the semester. Camille believes that it is her responsibility to do better and that she must make extra effort on the next exam. Chika believes that destiny or fate was involved and that sometimes external forces shape one's life events. Camille has a(n) _______ locus of control, and Chika has a(n) _______ locus of control.

In _______ family situations, children may contradict their parents and speak their mind, whereas in _______ family situations, children are expected to obey and not contradict their parents.

Individuals with an internal locus of control tend to emphasize free will, individual motivation, and personal effort and responsibility.

Mayor Denton's reaction to a flood in her small town in Georgia is to call for a town meeting at which she assigns various townspeople to jobs, such as reinforcing the dam and cleaning up debris. What destiny value orientation is Mayor Denton endorsing?