David and Jeff have been in a committed relationship for over 20 years. While Jeff is open about their relationship with his family, David has never admitted to his parents that he and Jeff are in fact a gay couple
Yet, his parents have visited David and Jeff's one-bedroom apartment dozens of times and know that they are "roommates." In terms of managing his identity with his parents, David is
a. passing.
b. covering.
c. implicitly out.
d. explicitly out.
C
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Although the need for privacy is innate and universal, the degree to which an individual human feels the need for seclusion varies considerably across cultures. 2. The 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, allows colleges and universities to disclose academic records without student approval. 3. People with a polychronic time (or P-time) orientation emphasize schedules—the compartmentalization and segmentation of measurable units of time. 4. People with a monochronic time (or M-time) orientation allow the natural context to guide behaviors and stress multiple activities with little emphasis on scheduling. 5. Due to their lack of focus on time, many people within a monochronic time-oriented culture are unable to tell time. 6. Polychronic time oriented cultures tend to wear Rolex watches whereas people in monochronic time oriented cultures tend to wear Timex watches.
Your objectivity as a speaker will not stop the listener from hearing with __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
In a resume, it is better to state, "Improved client relations by 56% in two years" than, "Helped improve customer relations" because:
A. It is better to be more specific B. The wordier the better C. It is best to describe performance in measurable amounts D. A and C E. B and C
While sitting at a coffee shop, you overhear somebody say, "I don't understand why some people from Latin America kiss me on the cheek when they greet me. We don't do that here in Ohio." Which theory can help explain this statement?
A. standpoint theory B. intercultural communication theory C. impression formation theory D. attribution theory