Discuss how definitions of communication are cultural.

What will be an ideal response?


Culture cannot be known without a study of communication, and communication can only be understood with an understanding of the culture it supports. Students may then compare Western views of communication and Confucian views of communication, for example.

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Which of the following gesture-inhibiting stances includes the one arm hanging useless at the side, while the other hand serving as a tourniquet above or below the elbow.

A. Ten hut B. The firing squad C. The flesh wound D. The fig leaf

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A small group can exist without interaction among members

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is an accurate example of a small group?

A. students eating at the resident dining hall B. seven people waiting at a bus-stop C. a group of 100 students attending a lecture D. ten people walking across the street E. a 5-member task force working to control drinking on college campuses

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The value we place on ourselves in areas such as our skills, abilities, talents, and appearance is known as our

A) self-awareness. B) self-concept. C) self-worth. D) self-importance.

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