Chapter 2 Quiz

A  the decline in interdependence as a result of communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.

B  the isolation of cultures due to communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.

C  the homogenization of cultures into one unified culture.

D  the interconnectedness of people’s lives through communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  a minor historical event

B  the beginning of the field of study known as “intercultural communication”

C  the start of globalization

D  a hoax that never really happened

A  a decrease in the dependence on remittances.

B  advances in communication and transportation technologies.

C  a stable world where few people travel across cultural borders.

D  a decline in international economic and social networks.

A  positionality

B  Americanization

C  framing

D  cultural imperialism

A  are forced to leave their homeland and have a longing to return home.

B  maintain multiple houses in different countries.

C  relocate voluntarily to new countries.

D  move across cultural borders on a regular basis.

A  culture is relocated into new spaces.

B  culture and people are uprooted from their geographic location of origin.

C  culture is a territory that belongs to a group of people.

D  culture disappears from the world because of globalization.

A  the invasion of other people’s land through military force and violence.

B  the equal flow of cultural products around the globe.

C  the domination of one culture over others through cultural forms.

D  the harmonization of cultures into one culture.

A  outside powers impose language, cultural, and/or religious practices on others for the purpose of expansion or exploitation of land or resources.

B  groups of people integrate into a new country while sustaining their cultural identity.

C  people disperse after a natural, political, or economic disaster yet remain in contact with their homeland.

D  people settle in new geographic regions.