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| In most cultures the belief about gender roles is that | family members are assigned different roles to fulfill |
| Collectivism is characterized by | consensus or group agreement |
| The attitudes of business subcultures toward technology | are usually positive in developed countries |
| Culture shock is a reaction to changes in one's own culture over time | False |
| Family and business ties are weak in the United States and strong in most of Asia, Northern Africa, and the Middle East | True |
| What are examples of nonverbal communication | shaking hands when you meet a new business associate, wearing a suit to a job interview and wearing black to a funeral in the United States |
| A situation in which parents, children, and other relatives live together is | an extended family |
| In less-developed countries, time is often viewed in a natural or fluid sense | True |
| Individualism is the belief that the group is more important than the individual | False |
| A high school student | may be a member of several different subcultures |
| In authoritarian countries such as the People's Republic of China | leadership, power, and authority are concentrated in the hands of a few older leaders |
| Nonverbal communication includes | body language, color, smells |
| Ethnocentrism may be defined as | the belief that one's culture is better than other cultures |
| Cultural baggage can be defined as | the idea that you carry your beliefs, values, and assumptions with you at all times |
| These are advantages of learning a second language | People often prefer to transact business in their native language, language facilitates international business transactions, it may give you a competitive advantage |
| Name three examples of a societal institution | class system, mobility, and gender roles |
| Business subcultures would probably be very similar in | the U.K., U.S.A., and Canada |
| A culture is | a system of learned, shared, unifying, and interrelated beliefs, values, and assumptions |
| In global business activities | it is important to respect the personal space needed by people from different cultures |
| Members of a society are most likely to have good educational opportunities in | an industrialize country |
| An example of a subculture is being a member of an ethnic based subculture | True |
| A high-context culture is one that communicates very directly | False |
| In a culture with strong business and family ties, the following statement would NOT be true | family members typically do no work in the same business |
| English is widely considered to be the language of global business | True |
| Reverse culture shock is | a reaction to becoming reacquainted with your own culture after having accepted another culture |
| Values may be defined as | ideas that people cherish and believe to be important |
| An example of an organized system of members into various levels beyond the family unit is | class system |
