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Why is it important to focus on intercultural communication and to strive to become better at this complex pattern of interaction?
A)Intercultural communication provides us with a framework for bettering ourselves in the workplace.
B)The United States is a melting pot for people all over the world. We need to get them acclimated to the Western way of doing things.
C)Technological, demographic, economic, ethical, and peace- and self-awareness-related reasons pose benefits and challenges in communicating with others different from you.
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The advent of the Internet and other communication technologies has tremendous implications for intercultural communication, including which of the following?
A)People will be forced to develop Web pages using English; everyone will appreciate the importance of technology; everyone will gain access to CNN news coverage; we can gain complete anonymity when expressing sentiments; and we are free to develop secret relations with persons of other cultures.
B)Wired magazines, electronic databases, television and wireless innovations plus other networked media will have to be written from a Western perspective.
C)Increased information about peoples and cultures; increased contact with people who are different from us; increased contact with people who are similar to us who can provide communities of support; identity, culture and technology; and differential access to communication technology.
3

There are indications that ___________ is becoming a formidable linguistic player in the Internet world.
A)English
B)Chinese
4

Multiphrenia is the term for ___________.
A)identity management
B)identity tourism
C)a splitting of the individual into many different selves
5

Americans living in rural areas are lagging behind in Internet access due to ___________.
A)a lack of mobility
B)low-income
C)inadequate school systems
6

According to the U.S. Population Reference Bureau (PRB), ___________ are currently the most mobile, in terms of residences.
A)Gen-Xers (Americans ages 20-29)
B)Baby Boomers
C)divorced families
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A(n) ___________ stresses the tremendous cultural variability in the world when studying intercultural communication.
A)ethical judgment
B)cultural value
C)dialogical approach
8

___________ are production facilities along the U.S.-Mexican border, where workers produce goods bound mainly for U.S. markets.
A)Multinational corporations
B)Maquiladoras
9

California's Proposition ___________, which passed in the November 1994 election, excludes non-documented immigrants from receiving public health and social services.
A)187
B)209
C)227
10

___________ is used to understand ourselves and our position in society.
A)Self-reflexivity
B)Kreng jai
C)The zoo approach







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