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Digital technology has diminished the significance of territorial boundaries between nations.
Digital technology has diminished the significance of territorial boundaries between nations.
True
Interracial communication specifically refers to communication within the same racial group.
Interracial communication specifically refers to communication within the same racial group.
False
Accommodation allows co-culture members to maintain their cultural identity while forming relationships with the dominant culture.
Accommodation allows co-culture members to maintain their cultural identity while forming relationships with the dominant culture.
True
High power distance cultures promote the idea that power should be used only when legitimate.
High power distance cultures promote the idea that power should be used only when legitimate.
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Collectivism emphasizes individual goals over group goals.
Collectivism emphasizes individual goals over group goals.
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Study Notes
Digital Technology and National Boundaries
- Digital technology is eroding the concept of national boundaries.
Intercultural Communication
- Intercultural communication occurs when cultural differences influence communication.
Types of Intercultural Communication
- Interracial communication: Meaning sharing between people of different races.
- Interethnic communication: Interaction with people of different ethnic backgrounds.
- International communication: Communication between people from different nations.
- Intracultural communication: Interaction within the same racial/ethnic or co-culture group.
Culture Definition
- Culture is a system of knowledge, beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts shared and used by members of a group in daily life.
Co-Culture
- A co-culture is a subgroup within a larger culture that differs in some way from the parent culture.
Cultural Adaptation Strategies
- Assimilation: Co-culture members try to fit in with the dominant culture.
- Accommodation: Co-culture members keep their identity while forming relationships with the dominant culture.
- Separation: Co-culture members avoid interaction with the dominant culture.
Individualism and Collectivism
- Individualism: Cultures prioritizing individual goals.
- Collectivism: Cultures prioritizing group goals.
Power Distance
- Power distance: Measures acceptance of power differences between individuals.
- High power distance cultures: Subordinates accept and defer to superiors.
- Low power distance cultures: Power should be used legitimately.
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Explore the fundamentals of intercultural communication, including its various types and the impact of digital technology on national boundaries. This quiz also covers definitions of culture and co-culture, along with cultural adaptation strategies.
