Chapter 2 HW

4. Describes the perception of membership in a group that is a part of an encompassing culture.
7. An attitude that one’s own culture is superior to others.
12. Occurs when members of two or more cultures or co-cultures exchange messages in a manner that is influenced by their different cultural perceptions and symbol systems
13. Describes the degree to which members of a society to accept an unequal distribution of power.
15. Describes those that we view as different
17. Refers to the degree to which a person identifies with a group, usually on the basis of nationality or culture.
18. To reflect the degree to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous situations and how much they try to avoid them.
19. An unfairly biased and intolerant attitude toward others who belong to an out-group

1. Describes groups witch we identify
2. Relies heavily on subtle, often nonverbal cues to maintain social harmony.
3. Describes societies that place a high value on material success and a focus on the task at hand.
5. views their primary responsibility as helping themselves
6. the part of the self-concept that is based on membership in groups.
8. “The language, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs people share and learn.”
9. Uses language primarily to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas as directly as possible.
10. Reflects a relatively stable, shared set of rules about how to behave and set values.
11. Describes how much weight we attach to a particular person or phenomenon.
14. A descriptive team for cultures that regard the support of relationships as an especially important goal.
16. Is a category originally created to explain differences between people whose ancestors originated in different regions of the world.