Deck 3: Adapting to Canadas Changing Faces

Question 1

Which of the following religions is the oldest?

A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Buddhism
E) Hinduism

Answer 1

E

Question 2

According to Hofstede, the people of Malaysia, Guatemala, the Philippines, and Mexico live in a(n)_______________ culture.

A) individualistic
B) high power distance
C) low power distance
D) feminine
E) monochronic

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In a collectivist culture,

A) there is greater readiness to cooperate with others.
B) individual uniqueness is an important value.
C) independence is worth pursuing.
D) personal achievement is rewarded.
E) parents encourage their children to strike out on their own..

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements would be made by someone from a low context culture?

A) I rely on facial expressions to interpret what other mean.
B) Feelings are a valuable source of information.
C) I try to maintain harmony in my communication with others.
D) I like to be accurate, clear, and direct when I talk to others.
E) I communicate in an indirect fashion.

Question 5

If you have biased beliefs about a group of people that are not based on direct experience and firsthand knowledge or have irrational feelings of dislike for certain groups, you would be classified as

A) racist.
B) stereotypical.
C) ethnocentric.
D) discriminatory.
E) prejudiced.

Question 6

Which of the following cultural dimensions is ranked very high in the United States?

A) individualism
B) collectivism
C) high power distance
D) low power distance
E) high context

Question 7

______________ is a monotheistic religion (belief in one God) just like Christianity.

A) Islam
B) Hinduism
C) Buddhism
D) Daoism
E) Shinto's

Question 8

Which cultural dimension would be characterized by the following components: (1) Subordinates should be consulted; (2) Privileges and status symbols are frowned upon, (3) Parents treat their children as equals, and (4) Teachers expect students to express their opinions in class?

A) individualism
B) collectivism
C) polychronic
D) low power distance
E) high power distance

Question 9

Which of the following groups of people is a co-culture?

A) Navaho tribal member
B) African Americans
C) Irish Americans
D) Muslim Americans
E) all of the above

Question 10

In 1996 1 in 10 workers were from a visible minority group in Canada. By 2031 this figure will be

A) 1 in 5
B) 1 in 15
C) 1 in 3
D)1 in 2
E) 1 in 7

Question 11

Which of the following countries is the lowest power distance culture?

A) Malaysia
B) Denmark
C) Guatemala
D) Philippines
E) Mexico

Question 12

People who share beliefs such as "The duck that squawks gets shot," or "Seeing is better than hearing," would be characterized as members of a(n) _______________ culture.

A) individualistic
B) high context
C) polychronic
D) low uncertainty
E) high power

Question 13

In high context cultures, messages are

A) implicit.
B) explicit.
C) objective.
D) factual.
E) direct.

Question 14

According to your textbook, people who believe that their culture is better than other cultures or that their culture should be the role model for other cultures would be classified as

A) ethnocentric.
B) discriminatory.
C) prejudiced.
D) stereotypical.
E) racist.

Question 15

In low power distance cultures,

A) people accept differences in power as normal.
B) people believe that all people are created equal.
C) people of privilege and wealth have much more power.
D) people accept and rarely challenge authority.
E) the government, corporations, and religious authorities may dictate rules of behavior and have the power to ensure compliance.

Question 16

In masculine societies,

A) men are supposed to be assertive, tough, and focused on material success, whereas women are supposed to be more modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life.
B) men are supposed to focus on material success.
C) women are supposed to be modest and tender.
D) women are supposed to be more concerned with the quality of life.
E) All of the above are characteristics of a masculine society.

Question 17

According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture, the United States can be classified as a(n) ________________ nation.

A) collectivist, low power distance, feminine
B) individualistic, high power distance, masculine
C) individualistic, low power distance, feminine
D) individualistic, low power distance, masculine
E) collectivist, low power distance, masculine

Question 18

Numerous studies searching for scientific proof of biological differences among racial groups have reached the following conclusion:

A) There are only three identifiable races: European, African, and Asian.
B) 99.9 percent of DNA sequences are common to all humans.
C) The human species, homo sapiens, had its origins in China.
D) There are only three pure races: European, African, and Asian.
E) Race is a scientific classification.

Question 19

Collectivist cultures place greater value on

A) uncertainty.
B) esteem and self-actualization.
C) personal freedom.
D) collaboration and cooperation.
E) competition.

Question 20

______________ is the most individualistic country or region in the world.

A) Guatemala
B) Indonesia
C) United States
D) Pakistan
E) West Africa

Question 21

Ethnocentrism is a belief based on generalizations about a group of people that oversimplify their characteristics.

Question 22

"She must be brilliant-she went to Harvard" is an example of a prejudice.

Question 23

According to your textbook, 65% of Canadians believe that minorities are treated equally in the workplace.

Question 24

Jews fast during Ramadan; Muslims fast during Yom Kippur.

Question 25

Which of the following answers describes an East Asian way of thinking (rather than a Western way of thinking)?

A) allows for logical contradictions
B) insists on the correctness of one belief vs. another
C) puts things in discrete categories
D) tries to control objects, events, and environments
E) focuses on discovering the basic and predictable nature of objects

Question 26

Christianity is the oldest of the world's religions, dating back more than 2,000 years.

Question 27

Which animal is a sacred symbol of life among India's Hindus?

A) rooster
B) dragon
C) cow
D) cat
E) raven

Question 28

There are more monochronic cultures in

A) Central and South America.
B) Asia.
C) Southern Africa.
D) Northern Europe and North America.
E) Northern Africa.

Question 29

In Canada , whiteness is a culture.

Question 30

The term culture is limited to a person's country of origin, skin color, or ancestral heritage.

Question 31

According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture, which country is ranked #1 in terms of masculine values?

A) U.S.A.
B) Japan
C) Italy
D) Mexico
E) Israel

Question 32

Which of the following assumptions forms the basis for Muted Group Theory?

A) Powerful, wealthy groups at the top of a society determine who will communicate and be listened to.
B) Women perceive the world differently than men because of traditional divisions of labor.
C) Women's freedom of expression is limited by men's dominance.
D) Women must transform their behavior in order to participate fully in society.
E) All of the above.

Question 33

Howard Giles' Communication Accommodation Theory

A) advocates mindfulness.
B) contrasts Western and Asian ways of thinking.
C) explains why collectivist and individualistic cultures have difficulty reaching agreement.
D) claims that when another group is attractive and powerful, we adapt our communication style to their speech behaviors and norms.
E) contends that ethnocentrism and stereotyping leads to racism.

Question 34

All of the following are high-context cultures except

A) Chinese.
B) German.
C) Mexican American/Latino.
D) African American.
E) South Korean.

Question 35

A culture is a learned set of shared interpretations about beliefs, values, and norms which affect the behaviors of a relatively large group of people.

Question 36

American Indian tribes, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, Irish Americans, and members of large and small religious groups are examples of co-cultures.

Question 37

Hinduism is the oldest of the world's major religions, dating back more than 3,000 years.

Question 38

All humans belong to the same species, homo sapiens, which had its origins in Africa.

Question 39

Mindfulness requires

A) paying attention to how you and another person communicate.
B) observing what is happening as it happens, without forming opinions or taking sides.
C) recognizing stereotypical thinking and prejudice.
D) understanding what you are experiencing inside yourself (body, mind, heart, spirit).
E) all of the above.

Question 40

Prejudices are positive or negative attitudes about an individual or cultural group based on little or no direct experience with that person or group.

Question 41

In low-context cultures, most meaning is primarily expressed through language.

Question 42

Germany and Switzerland are high-context cultures.

Question 43

People from monochronic cultures become frustrated when other people are not on time and don't meet deadlines.

Question 44

Muted Group group Theory theory claims that because powerful, wealthy groups at the top of U.S. society determine who will communicate and be listened to, women, the poor, and people of color have difficulty participating and being heard.

Question 45

Whereas Western thinkers focus on the interacting, unpredictable relationships among events, East Asian thinkers focus on discovering the basic and predictable nature of objects and events.

Question 46

The United States ranks #1 as the most individualistic country in the world.

Question 47

In individualistic cultures, there is greater readiness to cooperate with group members.

Question 48

Mindfulness occurs when you are fully aware of the present moment without making hasty judgments.

Question 49

High power distance represents the extent to which the less powerful person in society accepts inequality in power and considers it normal.

Question 50

Members of high-context culture tend to speak more, speak louder, and speak more rapidly than people from low-context cultures.

Question 51

Polychronic-time people are often late for appointments or may not show up at all.

Question 52

According to Communication Accommodation Theory, when we sense that another group has more power than we do, we often resent and reject their style of communicating.

Question 53

In feminine value societies, gender roles overlap: Both women and men are supposed to be modest, tender, and concerned with the quality of life.

Question 54

If you cling to one way of seeing a person or interpreting an event, you have stopped being mindful.

Question 55

High context communication occurs more often in collectivist cultures.

Question 56

The Japanese, African Americans, and Latin Americans are examples of high-context cultures.

Question 57

Most of the world's population lives in collectivist cultures.

Question 58

Hofstede's cultural dimension of masculine-feminine values describes individual perspective, rather than a societal perspective.

Question 59

To someone from a collectivist culture, a U.S. communicator's style and behavior may be viewed as selfish, arrogant, antagonistic, and impatient.

Question 60

Whereas white North Americans are generally monochronic, people from South America or most Africian countriese generally polychronic.