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Which of the following is true about role identities and communication?
Which of the following is true about role identities and communication?
- Role identities can enhance communication
- Role identities have no impact on communication
- Role identities can act as a barrier to effective communication (correct)
- Role identities are only relevant in collectivistic cultures
What do goals reflect and how do they vary across cultures?
What do goals reflect and how do they vary across cultures?
- Goals reflect our values and vary widely across cultures (correct)
- Goals reflect our values and are similar across cultures
- Goals reflect our beliefs and vary widely across cultures
- Goals reflect our beliefs and are similar across cultures
What is the importance of time in speeches?
What is the importance of time in speeches?
- Time is not important in speeches
- Time is important in speeches only in collectivistic cultures
- Time and limits on it are important in speeches (correct)
- Time is important in speeches only in individualistic cultures
Which of the following cultures is collectivistic?
Which of the following cultures is collectivistic?
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What is the difference between explicit-rule cultures and implicit-rule cultures?
What is the difference between explicit-rule cultures and implicit-rule cultures?
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What do uncertainty-accepting cultures focus on?
What do uncertainty-accepting cultures focus on?
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Why can stereotypes be a significant barrier to effective intercultural communication?
Why can stereotypes be a significant barrier to effective intercultural communication?
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Study Notes
- Learning about other cultures can help in adapting speech in diverse settings.
- Role identities can act as a barrier to effective communication.
- Goals reflect what we value and vary widely across cultures.
- Time and limits on it are important in speeches.
- U.S. culture is strongly individualistic, while many countries in Asia and South America are collectivistic.
- Explicit-rule cultures discuss rules and expectations clearly, while implicit-rule cultures rely on customs that are implied.
- Uncertainty-accepting cultures often focus on principles, while uncertainty-rejecting cultures focus on rules for every circumstance.
- Stereotypes can be a significant barrier to effective intercultural communication.
- Individual members of a culture may hold beliefs or customs that do not follow a cultural norm.
- We tend to stereotype people and cultures with which we have little contact.
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