Jon does not enjoy eating liver, but he does so whenever he visits his grandparents. His grandparents believe that it is a good way for Jon to connect to his heritage

Which dialectic may help Jon understand this situation?
a. cultural-individual
b. personal-contextual
c. differences-similarities
d. history/past-present/future


Answer: a

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

Credibility involves what a person is--not necessarily how others perceive her or him to be

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Communication & Mass Media

Establishing norms is what type of function?

A. maintenance functions B. task functions C. self-centered

Communication & Mass Media

Researchers have discovered that children and adolescents who are blind from birth

a. gesture less than and differently than sighted people. b. gesture as often and in the same manner as sighted people. c. must learn to gesture from sighted individuals. d. do not gesture because gestures are only part of sighted communication. e. None of the above

Communication & Mass Media

Which statement(s) is/are TRUE about ethnocentrism?

a. Ethnocentrism is natural and useful for protection of culture in the global context. b. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own group’s ways of thinking is superior to others. c. Ethnocentric views held by people/groups in positions of power have combined to justify dehumanizing practices historically. d. Ethnocentrism is useful and necessary to create group cohesion and loyalty.

Communication & Mass Media