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What type of culture is most likely to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty, and diversity?

A) uncertainty-accepting
B) individualistic
C) On-time
D) Sometime

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following countries would most likely be an On-time culture?

A) Paraguay
B) Oman
C) France
D) Germany

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which statement below is NOT an example of ethnocentrism?

How do On-time and Sometime cultures differ? What problems could arise when people of these different cultures interact?

Explain the notion of code sensitivity.

If someone likes to have lots of rules for behavior and doesn't like outsiders, he or she is most likely from an uncertainty-rejecting culture.

Prejudice is likely to lead to ethnocentrism.

Non-dominant cultures includes women, the unemployed, and the elderly, among other groups of people.

Explain and give examples of On-time cultures versus Sometime cultures.

An individual can belong to only one non-dominant culture.

All of the following are examples of individualistic cultures EXCEPT

Why do people stereotype?

Provide three examples of how stereotyping can cause problems in intercultural communication.

Explain some cultural differences in nonverbal communication. What problems could arise due to these differences?

What is meant by cultural relativism? Give one example of how you might practice this in your life.

In uncertainty-accepting cultures, people are threatened by ideas from outside and embrace written rules.

In which type of culture would it be more likely for extended family members to live with nuclear family members?

"So what if Native Americans don't believe in looking an authority figure in the eye; they should if they want to be Americans." This sentiment is an example of ethnocentric perspective.

On-time cultures view time as contextually based and relationally oriented.

Explain your personal orientation toward uncertainty accepting and uncertainty rejecting. How is your personal orientation similar to or distinct from the larger culture in which you live?