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Which of the following statements characterizes collectivistic cultures? |
| | A) | The needs and values of the group are of lower priority than those of individuals |
| | B) | Members will derive meaning primarily from the verbal content of a message |
| | C) | Interdependence and reciprocal obligations are of principle importance |
| | D) | There is an emphasis on the rights and desires of people |
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A desire to be seen as cooperative, accepted, and loved may be categorized as: |
| | A) | Negative face |
| | B) | Autonomy face |
| | C) | Fellowship face |
| | D) | Competence face |
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Speech Codes Theory proposes all of the following except: |
| | A) | Wherever there is a distinctive culture, there is a distinctive speech code |
| | B) | The significance of speaking depends on codes that interlocutors use to make communicative acts meaningful |
| | C) | The terms, rules, and premises of a speech code must be understood and discovered from outside the speech community |
| | D) | All of these statements are proposed by Speech Code Theory |
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Muted Group Theory begins with the basic assumption that women perceive the world differently from men because of women's and men's different: |
| | A) | Functions in reproduction |
| | B) | Experiences and activities rooted in the division of labor |
| | C) | Needs and wants |
| | D) | Beliefs and cognitive structures |
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Bernstein, in his studies of speech codes in Great Britain, made a distinction between a(n) __________ coding principle, in which the speaker uses a great deal of novelty, complexity, and diversity in interaction, and a(n) __________ coding principle, in which the speaker relies less on what is said and more on the context shared by interactants. |
| | A) | restricted, elaborate |
| | B) | elaborate, complex |
| | C) | complex, restricted |
| | D) | elaborate, restricted |
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Nacirema refers to: |
| | A) | the talk of mainstream America. |
| | B) | the trucking company that was the subject of the Teamsterville study. |
| | C) | the speech code used to analyze male talk. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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The three functions of speech codes in Teamsterville were: |
| | A) | psychology, sociology, and individual. |
| | B) | rhetoric, sociology, and psychology. |
| | C) | sociology, psychology, and anthropology. |
| | D) | psychology, socialization, and rhetoric. |
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Following the ideas of speech act theorists, the speech code of a given cultural community gives __________ meaning to particular practices. |
| | A) | constitutive |
| | B) | consultative |
| | C) | constituent |
| | D) | confluential |
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Philipsen suggests that three specific cultural forms might be particularly important in understanding the speech code of a particular community. These are: |
| | A) | cultural myths, social dramas, and rhetorical messages. |
| | B) | a totemizing ritual, cultural myths, and social dramas. |
| | C) | social dramas, meta-communication, and constitutive meaning. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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A(n) __________ culture is a social grouping in which "the needs, values, and goals of the individual take precedence over the needs, values, and goals of the ingroup." |
| | A) | high-context |
| | B) | collectivistic |
| | C) | low-context |
| | D) | individualistic |
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