Exam 3: Culture, Communication, Context, and Power

Many Native American students are soft spoken and hesitate to participate in classroom discussions. Amy, however, is a Native American who actively participates in class and often asks questions to her instructors. Amy's behavior illustrates that _____.

Shauna, age 27, has started to put money into an IRA. She doesn't plan to use this money until she retires. Shauna probably lives in a culture with a _____ orientation toward time.

People tend to communicate the same way regardless of the setting or the people with whom they are speaking.

Cultures whose members participate in religions like Hinduism and Buddhism, which emphasize virtue, tenacity, and perseverance, have a _____ orientation toward life.

Most people in the United States believe that man is essentially evil because we are interested not in rehabilitation, but in punishment of criminal offenders.

The interpretive perspective on communication emphasizes that the process by which we negotiate meaning is static.

Collectively, the values and perceptions of a cultural group represent its _____.