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__________ can sometimes lead to intercultural conflict, and it can also be the primary vehicle for solving intercultural conflict. |
| | A) | Contradictory conflict styles |
| | B) | Language issues |
| | C) | Ambiguity |
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__________ Consider the following example. Suppose Ruben and Laura have been married for several months and are starting to argue frequently about their views on when to start their family and how to raise their children. Laura believes strongly that one parent should stay at home with the children when they are small, so she would like to wait until they have saved enough money and she can stop working for a few years. Ruben wants to have children immediately but does not want Laura to stop working; he thinks their children will do fine in day care. This situation illustrates which type of conflict? |
| | A) | value conflict |
| | B) | conflict of interest |
| | C) | cognitive conflict |
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__________This approach to conflict is similar to the direct/indirect language dimension discussed in Chapter 5. In this approach, some cultural groups think that conflict is fundamentally a good thing. These groups feel that it is best to approach conflict very directly, because working through conflicts constructively results in stronger, healthier, and more satisfying relationships. |
| | A) | pacifism |
| | B) | direct/indirect conflict approach |
| | C) | emotional expressiveness |
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__________ This conflict resolution style combines direct and emotionally restrained dimensions and emphasizes a verbally direct approach for dealing with disagreements - to "say what you mean and mean what you say." |
| | A) | accommodating style |
| | B) | engagement style |
| | C) | discussion style |
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__________ This approach to conflict is captured in the Russian proverb, "After a storm, fair weather, after sorrow, joy." It emphasizes a verbally direct and confrontational approach to dealing with conflict. |
| | A) | engagement style |
| | B) | discussion style |
| | C) | accommodating style |
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__________ Cultural group members influenced by Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Shinto traditions use this to act on their behalf in dealing with conflict. |
| | A) | mediation |
| | B) | intermediary |
| | C) | dynamic style |
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__________ In this cultural approach to conflict, individuals or groups try to identify the specific problem. They have a tendency to focus on the original issue and direct the discussion toward cooperative problem solving. |
| | A) | destructive |
| | B) | productive |
| | C) | competitive escalation |
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__________ results from unequal or unjust social relationships between groups. |
| | A) | Gender conflict |
| | B) | Religious conflict |
| | C) | Social conflict |
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__________ are organized activities in which individuals work together to bring about social change. |
| | A) | Mediation |
| | B) | Social movements |
| | C) | Pacifism |
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__________ is unavoidable. It happens all over the world, as it always has, and at many different levels. |
| | A) | Conflict |
| | B) | Restraint style |
| | C) | Pacifism |
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