Intercultural Communication in Contexts Judith Martin 7e - Test Bank

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CHAPTER 5

IDENTITY AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

 

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

 

1. Women who join social groups exclusive to women are highlighting their _____ identity.
2. gender
3. age
4. ethnic
5. religious

Ans: a

 

2. In the United States, a 40-year-old man who lives with his parents and spends most of his time playing video games and chasing women is generally not seen as enacting his _____ identity.
3. gender
4. age
5. ethnic
6. sexual

Ans: b

 

3. Typically, _____ identity includes knowledge of a group’s traditions, customs, values, and a feeling of belonging to that group.
4. gender
5. age
6. ethnic
7. religious

Ans: c

 

4. U.S. Americans who identify not only with being U.S. citizens but also as being members of ethnic groups are often called _____.
5. global nomads (TCKs)
6. culture brokers
7. hyphenated Americans
8. model minorities

Ans: c

 

5. A person who wears a crucifix around his or her neck is probably communicating his or her _____ identity.
6. ethnic
7. national
8. religious
9. class

Ans: c

 

6. Trailer trash or white trash are terms used to mark _____ differences in U.S. society.
7. ethnic
8. racial
9. religious
10. class

Ans: d

 

7. Anu was born in the United States. Her parents were born in India. When Anu interacts with the children of other Indian immigrants, she is most likely enacting her _____ identity.
8. ethnic
9. national
10. religious
11. class

Ans: a

 

8. Belle is from South Carolina. She is proud that she speaks with an accent and has no real desire to visit or live in the West. Belle affirms her _____ identity.
9. ethnic
10. national
11. regional
12. class

Ans: c

 

9. The stage of minority identity development characterized by the lack of exploration of ethnicity is known as _____.
10. conformity
11. resistance and separatism
12. unexamined identity
13. integration

Ans: c

 

10. Manuel accepts the values and attitudes of the majority culture. Although he is Mexican American, he is often embarrassed by other members of his group. He has a strong desire to assimilate into the mainstream. Manuel is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
11. unexamined identity
12. resistance and separatism
13. conformity
14. integration

Ans: c

 

11. Simone, an African American, is not interested or concerned with ethnicity. “Why would I need to learn about black history?” she asks. She says, “I’m just into my own thing.” Simone is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
12. unexamined identity
13. resistance and separatism
14. conformity
15. integration

Ans: a

 

12. In the _____ stage of minority identity development, individuals internalize the values and norms of the dominant group and may have negative attitudes toward themselves or toward their group in general.
13. unexamined identity
14. resistance and separatism
15. conformity
16. integration

Ans: c

 

13. In the _____ stage of minority identity development, individuals may reject the values and norms associated with the dominant group while embracing all the attitudes and values attributed to his or her own group.
14. unexamined identity
15. resistance and separatism
16. conformity
17. integration

Ans: b

 

14. Bertina, a Native American, believes that Navajo customs and traditions provide the most effective responses to everyday issues. She rejects Westernized medicine when she is sick and refuses to be cured by anyone but a traditional healer. Bertina is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
15. conformity
16. unexamined identity
17. integration
18. resistance and separatism

Ans: d

 

15. A person with a strong sense of his or her own group identity and an appreciation of other cultural groups is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
16. unexamined identity
17. resistance and separatism
18. conformity
19. integration

Ans: d

 

16. Vivian, an African American, is proud to be black. She admires, however, many Latin Americans’ emphasis on family and applauds the successes of many Asian Americans. Vivian is probably in the _____ stage of minority identity development.
17. integration
18. conformity
19. resistance and separatism
20. unexamined identity

Ans: a

 

17. A person who is aware of some physical and cultural differences, but does not fear other racial or ethnic groups or feel a sense of superiority is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.
18. resistance
19. acceptance
20. redefinition and integration
21. unexamined identity

Ans: d

 

18. A person who doesn’t question the basic racial inequities in society and who may even believe that minority groups need help to assimilate is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.
19. resistance
20. acceptance
21. redefinition and integration
22. unexamined identity

Ans: b

 

19. Ted, a white American, doesn’t think of himself as being white. He knows that minority groups are economically disadvantaged and supports educational efforts to expose minorities to European music, art, and literature. Ted is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.
20. resistance
21. unexamined identity
22. redefinition and integration
23. acceptance

Ans: d

 

20. When a person moves from blaming minority members for their conditions to blaming the social system as a source of racial or ethnic problems, he or she is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.
21. acceptance
22. unexamined identity
23. redefinition and integration
24. resistance

Ans: d

 

21. Dianna is comfortable being white although she can appreciate other groups. She recognizes that prejudice and racism are factors in our society but also realizes that blame, guilt, or denial doesn’t really help eliminate racism. Dianna is probably in the _____ stages of majority identity development.
22. resistance
23. acceptance
24. redefinition and integration
25. unexamined identity

Ans: c

 

22. Duncan has a white father and a Korean mother. He feels torn between two different cultures. He has difficulty making decisions, is troubled by ambiguity, and feels pressure from both groups. Here, Duncan is a(n) _____.
23. assimilated
24. encapsulated marginal
25. global nomad
26. constructive marginal

Ans: b

 

23. _____ are multicultural people who see themselves as choice makers. They seem to thrive in their lives on the margins of two cultures.
24. Culture brokers
25. Encapsulated marginals
26. Global nomads
27. Constructive marginal

Ans: d

 

24. After 15 minutes of their first conversation, Chris tells MacKenzie that he (Chris) is gay. Clearly, _____ is an important aspect of how Chris identifies himself.
25. age identity
26. religious identity
27. sexual identity
28. ethnic identity

Ans: c

 

25. Which of the following best describes the term interpellation?
26. the fundamental beliefs that are shared by the members of a cultural group
27. the communication process by which one is pulled into the social forces that place people into a specific identity
28. the identification with the cultural notions of masculinity and femininity and what it means to be a man or a woman
29. the identification with feelings of connectedness to others and higher meanings in life

Ans: b

 

26. A person whose gender identity matches the biological sex that she or he was born into is known as a(n):
27. transgender.
28. ipso gender.
29. model minority.
30. cisgender.

Ans: d

 

27. _____ is a sense of belonging to a group that shares similar economic, occupational, or social status.
28. Class identity
29. Personal identity
30. National identity
31. Regional identity

Ans: a

 

28. People who grow up in many different cultural contexts because their parents relocated are referred to as:
29. model minorities.
30. culture brokers.
31. global nomads.
32. stereotypes.

Ans: c

 

 

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS

 

29. Microagressions are subtle insults directed toward cultural groups, often automatically or unconsciously.

Ans: T

 

30. Old age is revered in the United States and many other societies.

Ans: F

 

31. The racial classification of a person is largely determined by biology.

Ans: F

 

32. A person in the redefinition and integration stage of majority identity development may minimize his or her communication with whites and seek out interactions with people of color.

Ans: F

 

33. A multicultural person with a secure sense of self and exposure to more than one culture’s norms and values is in the self-acceptance and assertion stage of multicultural identity development.

Ans: T

 

34. Individualism is a core symbol of Mexican American identity.

Ans: F

 

35. People with disabilities do not usually go through discernible stages of identity development because they are also members of larger cultural groups.

Ans: F

 

36. White people have an advantage of race privilege.

Ans: T

 

37. Gender is the same as biological sex.

Ans: F

 

38. Individualized identity, evident in many collectivististic cultures, stresses the importance of emotional connectedness to and interdependence with others.

Ans: F

 

39. According to the identity negotiation theory, cultural variability influences our sense of self and ultimately influences how successful we are in intercultural interactions.

Ans: T

 

40. Ascription is the process by which individuals portray themselves, whereas avowal is the process by which others attribute identities to them.

Ans: F

 

41. Core symbols tell us about the fundamental beliefs and the central concepts that define a particular identity.

Ans: T

 

ESSAY QUESTIONS

 

42. How might white privilege affect intercultural communication?

 

43. What is the relationship between communication and identity?

 

44. How are racial categories constructed? How are they different from ethnic categories?

 

45. Identify and discuss three common characteristics shared by white people in the United States.

 

46. Why would U.S. Americans not like to discuss class distinctions? What are the ramifications of lack of recognition of class?

 

47. What communication strategies are used to place someone in the class hierarchy in the United States?

 

48. At what stage in the identity development model are you? Why? What experiences have facilitated or hindered your own identity development?