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What does cultural transmission refer to?
What does cultural transmission refer to?
- The persistence of cultural elements in a society across time
- The alteration in the way people behave as a result of acculturation
- The process of acculturation through which aspects of one group's culture are transmitted (correct)
- The merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact
What is cultural relativism?
What is cultural relativism?
- The merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact
- The cultural modification of an individual by adapting to another culture
- Understanding that one culture cannot be judged by the standards of another (correct)
- The persistence of cultural elements in a society across time
What is the role of communication in the process of change resulting from acculturation?
What is the role of communication in the process of change resulting from acculturation?
- It can help the change be a positive process (correct)
- It implies a two-way sharing of ideas among cultural groups
- It results in the persistence of cultural elements in a society
- It leads to the merging of cultures
What does cultural diversity imply?
What does cultural diversity imply?
Which of the following is a form of informal social control mechanism mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a form of informal social control mechanism mentioned in the text?
What is one of the communication responsibilities mentioned in the text?
What is one of the communication responsibilities mentioned in the text?
What is included in the right to communicate according to the text?
What is included in the right to communicate according to the text?
What does the text suggest strengthens human dignity?
What does the text suggest strengthens human dignity?
What represents established ways of thinking and acting in different societies?
What represents established ways of thinking and acting in different societies?
What are negative, generalized views of a group held by individuals not part of that group?
What are negative, generalized views of a group held by individuals not part of that group?
What forms the basis of shared behavior in a cultural group and is essential for effective communication?
What forms the basis of shared behavior in a cultural group and is essential for effective communication?
What requires a sender and a receiver, and can be verbal or non-verbal?
What requires a sender and a receiver, and can be verbal or non-verbal?
What influences how messages are perceived based on cultural upbringing and social background?
What influences how messages are perceived based on cultural upbringing and social background?
What have differing emphases on non-verbal communication and social hierarchies?
What have differing emphases on non-verbal communication and social hierarchies?
What influences how a sender encodes a message and how a receiver decodes and understands it?
What influences how a sender encodes a message and how a receiver decodes and understands it?
What involves translating information into symbols that represent ideas?
What involves translating information into symbols that represent ideas?
What involves interpreting symbols based on experiences, attitudes, knowledge, and culture?
What involves interpreting symbols based on experiences, attitudes, knowledge, and culture?
What includes talking, laughing, and crying, and requires clarity of speech for effectiveness?
What includes talking, laughing, and crying, and requires clarity of speech for effectiveness?
What involves body language, gestures, and eye contact, and varies between cultures?
What involves body language, gestures, and eye contact, and varies between cultures?
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The Nature of Communication and Its Cultural Influence
- Customs represent established ways of thinking and acting in different societies.
- Stereotypes are negative, generalized views of a group held by individuals not part of that group.
- Values form the basis of shared behavior in a cultural group and are essential for effective communication.
- Communication requires a sender and a receiver, and can be verbal or non-verbal.
- Cultural upbringing and social background influence how messages are perceived.
- Context and social overtones play a significant role in communication.
- High-context and low-context cultures have differing emphases on non-verbal communication and social hierarchies.
- Culture influences how a sender encodes a message and how a receiver decodes and understands it.
- The encoding process involves translating information into symbols that represent ideas.
- Decoding involves interpreting symbols based on experiences, attitudes, knowledge, and culture.
- Verbal communication includes talking, laughing, and crying, and requires clarity of speech for effectiveness.
- Non-verbal communication involves body language, gestures, and eye contact, and varies between cultures.
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