Studying intercultural communication is critical in our current age because

a. our assumptions and attitudes about people from different cultures shape who we communicate with
and who we build friendships and alliances with.
b. our exposure to people from different cultures through interpersonal and mediated communication is
increasing.
c. histories of conflict among groups, structural inequities, and ideological differences frequently frame
and inform our intercultural interactions.
d. globalization presents both challenges and possibilities for intercultural communication.


a. our assumptions and attitudes about people from different cultures shape who we communicate with
and who we build friendships and alliances with.
b. our exposure to people from different cultures through interpersonal and mediated communication is
increasing.
c. histories of conflict among groups, structural inequities, and ideological differences frequently frame
and inform our intercultural interactions.
d. globalization presents both challenges and possibilities for intercultural communication.

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When Suzanne is asked to describe herself, her first response is that her friends often call her a computer nerd. This describes her _____.

A. avowed identity B. material self C. ascribed identity D. spiritual self

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Cross et al.’s continuum of cultural competence ranges from:

a. cultural blindness to cultural pre-competence b. cultural destructiveness to cultural proficiency page 396 c. cultural destructiveness to cultural blindness d. cultural blindness to cultural proficiency

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Collegial stories teach new members how to get along with other members of the organization

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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