The U.S. has been facing the issue of immigration from Mexico for a long time. The mainstream U.S. public opinions about immigration/immigrants are generally negative:

Many people perceive that immigrants rely on the U.S. citizens' tax money, take jobs
away from the U.S. workers, overcrowd public schools in the U.S., and increase crime
rate in the U.S. metropolitan areas. This conflict may be triggered by:
a. the desire of the U.S. citizens to achieve their positive identities and to
differentiate themselves from Mexican immigrants
b. the fact that jobs are limited resources
c. the historical friction between the U.S. and Mexico
d. all of the above


d___

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People in a ________ relationship initially meet each other face-to-face but later maintain their relationship primarily or exclusively online.

A. virtual B. Pinocchio C. cyber emigrant D. real-world

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When learning about intercultural communication, why is it just as important to get to know individuals from a different culture as it is to read about their culture?

a. It helps you realize the importance of multiculturalism, cultural relativism, and changing your own cultural practices to make others feel welcome. b. It helps you understand that their cultural practices are just as valid as yours, since they work well for each individual. c. It helps you not form stereotypes about them and their culture, since getting to know individuals helps you see them as culturally unique. d. Cultures can change quickly due to intercultural contact via the internet, so anything written about them can quickly become outdated.

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28) The overall approach taken in an exchange of

proposals and counterproposals during negotiation of a satisfactory settlement to a conflict is referred to as . A. negotiation strategy B. paradigm C. position D. approach

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_____ is defined as the patterns in the arrangement of words in a language

a. Allness b. Syntax c. Grammar d. Bypassing

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