UNDERSTANDING CULTURE

2. The acceptance and respect toward other cultures’ beliefs, values, and customs (two words)
4. The ability to communicate appropriately, effectively, and ethically with people from diverse backgrounds (two words)
7. The ability to influence or control people and events
10. Time is not viewed as a resource to be spent, saved, or guarded (three words)
11. The degree to which people in a particular culture view the unequal distribution of power as acceptable (two words)
12. People emphasize group identity, interpersonal harmony, and the well-being of ingroups (two words)
14. The belief that one’s own cultural belies, attitudes, values, and practices are superior to those of others
15. The acknowledgment that other people’s behaviors have complex causes (two words)
17. View of time as a precious resource (three words)
22. How much a culture can tolerate and accept unpredictability (two words)
24. A particular group is thought of as inferior but friendly and competent (two words)
25. An established, coherent set of beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices shared by a large group of people
26. Guidelines for when, where, and how to manage emotion displays appropriately (two words)

1. People have negative attitudes toward a group of individuals whom they see as unfriendly and incompetent (two words)
3. People you view as different culturally to yourself
5. People are especially motivated to adapt their communication when they seek social approval, when they wish to establish relationships with others, and when they view others’ language usage as appropriate (three words)
6. The prevailing views, values, and traditions of a society determined by the people who have more power within the society
8. A way to categorize people into a social group and then evaluate them based on information you have related to this group
9. People tend to value independence and personal achievement (two words)
13. A culture in which the people use relatively vague and ambiguous language and even silence to convey important meanings (three words)
16. A culture in which the people tend not to presume that others share their beliefs, attitudes, and values. They tend to be informative, clear, and direct in their communication. (three words)
18. People you consider as similar culturally to yourself
19. To be accepted into the dominant culture
20. Members of a society who have their own cultures that coexist within a dominant cultural sphere
21. Stereotypes that reflect rigid attitudes toward groups and their members
23. Classification of people based on common ancestry or descent and judged almost exclusively by a person’s physical features