Chapter 7

Here are the questions for chapter 7. I will let you know when they are due.

1. There are many social communities in our society. Give some examples.

2. What is a culture system? What defines your culture? Why and how is it different from your neighbor?

3. How does communication affect culture? Be specific.

4. What are the components of culture?

5. Define the following concepts: invention, diffusion, cultural calamity

6. To improve communication between cultures we must resist ethnocentric bias or judging other cultures against our own as if our culture is superior. Another way is to recognize that improving communication between cultures is a process. There are five specific attributes, what are they and how do they work?