Culture and Communication

How is the term 'culture' defined for the purpose of exploring its communicative aspects?

Which category of identity includes components of self that are primarily intrapersonal and connected to our life experiences, such as being a 'puzzle lover'?

What term is used for identities that we claim for ourselves, as opposed to those placed on us by others?

In the model of nondominant identity development, which stage involves an individual internalizing the values of the dominant group and attempting to assimilate?

In the five-stage model of dominant identity development, what stage is reached when redefinition is complete and individuals can integrate their dominant identity into all aspects of their life, acting as responsive allies?

According to the Human Genome Project, what percentage of DNA do all human beings share, asserting that race is a social construct rather than a biological one?

The text states that in the 1900s alone, the US Census Bureau categorized race in how many different ways?

What is the term for changing from one way of speaking to another between or within interactions, which some people of color may use when communicating with dominant group members?

How is 'gender' distinguished from 'sex' in the text?

What is the definition of patriarchy provided in the text?

What is the umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression do not match the gender they were assigned by birth?

Sexual orientation is defined as a person's primary physical and emotional sexual attraction and what else?

In what year did the American Psychiatric Association remove its reference to homosexuality as a mental illness?

What is the definition of ableism?

According to statistics in the text, what estimated percentage of people five years or older in the United States live with some form of disability, making them the largest minority group?

What was the primary goal of the eugenics movement in the United States during the early 1900s?

One of the key reasons the text argues we should study intercultural communication is to foster greater self-awareness by challenging what tendency?

What is the term for a relationship between two opposing concepts that constantly push and pull one another, used as a method for studying intercultural communication?

Which of the six dialectics of intercultural communication captures the interplay between patterned behaviors learned from a cultural group and individual variations on those behaviors?

Which dialectic reminds us that while current cultural conditions are important, they are not without a history, and we always view history through the lens of the present?

What does the privileges-disadvantages dialectic ask us to view culture and identity through, acknowledging we each have multiple intersecting identities?

The landmark 1967 Supreme Court case that declared state antimiscegenation laws unconstitutional was known as what?

What is defined as the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in various cultural contexts?

Which component of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) refers to the root of a person's desire to foster intercultural relationships, which can be either intrinsic or extrinsic?

What does 'cognitive flexibility,' a key part of building ICC, refer to?

What is the name of the reflective practice coined by scholar Brenda Allen that involves monitoring our thoughts and feelings about others to identify biases and stereotypes?

Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the three main categories of identity in the text?

According to the text, which type of identities are the least changeable because they are often part of us since birth and have deep historical roots?

What is the first stage of both nondominant and dominant identity development, characterized by a lack of thought about one's own or others' identities?

The text provides an example of a Chicano man who changed his name from Moises to Moses in middle school. This action is characteristic of which stage of nondominant identity development?

According to the text, what historical event is often cited as the start of the widely recognizable gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s?

What term refers to the unequal access to technology and related skills that exists in much of the world, creating disadvantages for those who are not connected?

Which country became the first in the world in 2010 to declare that all its citizens have a legal right to broadband Internet access?

The dialectical approach to intercultural communication helps us get out of our comfortable ways of thinking by not allowing for what?

Which dialectic is exemplified by a person's individual communication style remaining the same in one context but changing to adapt in another, such as an American manager moving to an office in Malaysia?

What is one of the benefits of intercultural relationships mentioned in the text?

Two factors that increase the likelihood of intercultural friendship formation are overcoming language barriers and what other factor?

According to the text, a desire for intercultural communication that is driven by an outside reward like money, power, or recognition is known as what kind of motivation?

What component of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) refers to an individual's attitude about and level of comfort in uncertain situations?

What is a reflective practice by which we acknowledge intersecting identities, both privileged and disadvantaged, and implicate ourselves in social hierarchies and inequalities?

By 2030, what fraction of the United States population is projected to be accounted for by racial and ethnic minorities?

How much money do businesses in the United States spend annually on diversity training?

What does the social constructionist view argue about the formation of the self?

According to the timeline in Section 8.2, in what year were Asian immigrants first allowed to become citizens of the United States?

During the early part of the 1900s, how many people were involuntarily sterilized in thirty-three states as part of the eugenics movement?

In the resistance stage of dominant identity development, an individual acknowledges unearned advantages and feels what emotions about it?

The text states that one way patriarchy is maintained is by its relative invisibility, with men being treated as the 'generic' human being to which others are what?

Which of the six dialectics allows us to examine how we are simultaneously similar to and different from others, helping to avoid both polarization and essentializing?

Why does the text argue against using the term 'opposite sex'?

According to the 'Ten Commandments of Etiquette for Communicating with People with Disabilities,' what should you do if you offer assistance to a person with a disability?