3.How does the author explain the culture divides in the text?
All people of the same nationality will have the same culture.
China, Korea, Japan, Latin America, and to a certain extent, France are considered to be high-context cultures.
In high-context culture, the mass of information is vested in the explicit code.
It is unacceptable to derogate host culture and compliment home culture, which will simply emphasize the negative influence of cultural shock and lead to the failure of Cultural Adaptation.
The opening ceremony showcased the unique Chinese cultural heritage.
There may be differences between the desired culture and the actual culture.
Which of the following cultures might be the most punctual? ( )
The characteristics of the dominant American culture are ______.
( ) ( ) ( )()together constitute the compoents of cultural patterns.
In high-context cultures, information is provided through _____, the use of _____, and even _____.
Organizations that have high-context cultures are collectivist and focus on interpersonal relationships.
During the first level of cultural awareness, you start connecting with people from the different culture and begin understanding them.
At the last level of cultural awareness:
With the integration of language into the fabric of culture, confusion and dysfunction would reign and the culture would fail.
China, Korea, Japan, Latin America, and to a certain extent, France, are considered to be high-context cultures.
Banquets are a very high-context form of communication. What might people from low-context cultures need to know before going to a banquet?
Cultural patterns provide a way of ( ) about the world. Therefore, cultural patterns are shared mental programs the govern ( ) behavior choices.
Cultural identity is both characteristic of the individual but also of the culturally identical group of members.
Subcultures are the many smaller cultures within a larger, national culture.
Chinese culture is a typical example of high-context culture while American culture is a representative of low-context culture.
_____ style values low amount of talk, or even silence. This style can be found in high-context culture with high uncertainty avoidance.
_____ style focuses on the speaker and role relationships. People with such communication style stress high power distance. This style is popular in collectivist and high-context culture.
What was the culture at Lehman Brothers like? How did this culture contribute to the company downfall?