Contrast Amish cultural patterns to dominant U.S. cultural patterns.

What will be an ideal response?


The Amish left voluntarily and have voluntarily chosen to remain apart from the dominant U.S. culture and resist acculturation. The Amish immigrated to the United States as a religious community. Specific issues include activity orientation and change, worldview, human nature orientation, and relational orientation.

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"Are you saying" and "Are you feeling" are used in___________

a. reframing b. touching c. reflectively listening d. refractive communication

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Which of the following is NOT a type of confirming message?

a. acknowledging b. recognizing c. allowing d. endorsing

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A construction company met with its supplier to negotiate on the pricing of materials in the cafeteria. The members could not reach a definite decision. So, Sammy, the representative of the construction company, asked the supplier for more time

He also requested that the next meeting be held in their office's conference room. What skill did Sammy portray? a) Situational knowledg b) Communication competence c) Anxiety management d) Goal setting

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Pro-smoking messages about smoking often include ______.

a. refutation of established findings that link tobacco use to cancer b. acknowledgment of the risks associated with tobacco use c. recognition and acceptance of antismoking messages d. expression and acceptance of anxieties related to smoking

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