Cross-cultural Understanding and Dynamics Quiz

High-context cultures rely heavily on contextual cues for communication.

Nonverbal communication includes gestures, facial expressions, and body language.

Language proficiency contributes to intercultural communication but does not directly influence cultural diversity.

Cultural relativism advocates for understanding cultural practices within their own cultural context.

Hofstede's dimensions include power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity vs. femininity.

Cultural competence involves understanding and navigating diverse cultural contexts.

Culture shock is the disorientation experienced when exposed to unfamiliar cultural environments.

Low-context cultures rely more on explicit communication and less on shared cultural understanding.

Ethnocentrism can hinder understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Cultural appropriation involves exploiting or trivializing aspects of a culture without understanding or respect.

Ethnocentrism involves evaluating other cultures based on one's own cultural values.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that language influences how individuals perceive the world.