Deck 2: Understanding the Context of Globalization

Question 1

Globalization is characterized by

A) the isolation of cultures due to communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.
B) the interconnectedness of people's lives through communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.
C) the decline in interdependence as a result of communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.
D) the homogenization of cultures into one unified culture.

Answer 1

the interconnectedness of people's lives through communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of globalization?

A) It is positive because cultures are not affected.
B) It is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing within countries and around the world.
C) It is complex and contradictory and has a major impact on intercultural communication.
D) It is static and predictable.

Answer 2

It is complex and contradictory and has a major impact on intercultural communication.

Question 3

The terms global South and global North highlight which of the following?

A) the division between wealthy, developed nations in the southern hemisphere and poorer, developing nations in the northern hemisphere.
B) the division between former centers of colonial power and formerly colonized countries.
C) the geopolitics of the Cold War.
D) the division between North America and South America.

Answer 3

the division between former centers of colonial power and formerly colonized countries.

Question 4

Colonization occurs when

A) people disperse after a natural, political, or economic disaster yet remain in contact with their homeland.
B) people settle in new geographic regions.
C) outside powers impose language, cultural, and/or religious practices on others for the purpose of expansion or exploitation of land or resources.
D) groups of people integrate into a new country while sustaining their cultural identity.

Question 5

Cultural imperialism is defined as

A) the domination of one culture over others through cultural forms.
B) the invasion of other people's land through military force and violence.
C) the equal flow of cultural products around the globe.
D) the harmonization of cultures into one culture.

Question 6

The growth in power of multinational corporations is one of the characteristics of

A) political globalization.
B) economic globalization.
C) cultural globalization.
D) corporate globalization.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Free trade agreements liberalize trade by reducing trade tariffs and barriers transnationally.
B) Free trade agreements move manufacturing sectors and service sectors to locations with more expensive labor and more business and environmental regulations.
C) Free trade agreements are accepted by all as beneficial.
D) Free trade agreements give developing countries an advantage over their trade.

Question 8

Economic globalization has

A) eliminated the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.
B) increased trade barriers to protect jobs.
C) decreased international trade and international flows of capital.
D) increased the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.

Question 9

Cultural values, norms, and behaviors

A) play a significant role in team building, decision making, and job satisfaction.
B) have no impact on marketing and advertising.
C) are the same across multinational corporations because of globalization.
D) are becoming homogeneous because of economic globalization.

Question 10

Ideological wars, an intercultural dimension of political globalization

A) employ true dichotomies to galvanize the public.
B) decrease tensions between different cultural groups.
C) often scapegoats one group for the challenges and ills of society.
D) have no material consequences because ideologies are false ideas.

Question 11

Culture as de-territorialized means

A) culture disappears from the world because of globalization.
B) culture and people are uprooted from their geographic location of origin.
C) culture is a territory that belongs to a group of people.
D) culture is relocated in new spaces.

Question 12

Diasporic communities are defined as communities that

A) relocate voluntarily to new countries.
B) are forced to leave their homeland and have a longing to return home.
C) maintain multiple houses in different countries.
D) move across cultural borders on a regular basis.

Question 13

"Global cultural homogenization by U.S. American culture" is a definition of

A) Americanization.
B) positionality.
C) framing.
D) cultural imperialism.

Question 14

In the context of globalization, the way people connect with their culture and cultivate a sense of home is changing because of

A) advances in communication and transportation technologies.
B) a decline in international economic and social networks.
C) a decrease in the dependence on remittances.
D) a stable world where few people travel across cultural borders.

Question 15

Which of the following was not one of the first institutions of global political and economic governance?

A) WB
B) IMF
C) WTO
D) GATT

Question 16

Which of the following are the preferred term to use for countries based on a nation's GNP, political and economic stability, and other factors?

A) First world and third world
B) Developing country and developed country
C) Primary and secondary
D) East and West

Question 17

A ______ is a coded message communicating particular meanings to certain groups that can also be defended as legitimate to others.

A) ideology
B) identity call
C) hybrid cultural form
D) dog-whistle

Question 18

Reggaeton, a blend of rap and reggae with Latin influence and origins is an example of a(n) ______.

A) imperialistic form
B) hybrid cultural form
C) ideology
D) dog-whistle

Question 19

_________ refers to the process of a society organizing itself for military conflict and use of violence.

A) Globalization
B) Colonialization
C) Militarization
D) Imperialism

Question 20

Josh does not want individuals of another race entering his neighborhood. This is an example of ______.

A) globalization
B) glocalization
C) imperialism
D) xenophobia

Question 21

Globalization is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing within countries and around the world.

Question 22

Since 2006, Krispy Kreme opened stores in various countries in Asia. This is an example of using culture as a resource for economic globalization.

Question 23

History is not important in intercultural communication because globalization is a new stage of history and it has little to do with what happened prior to the end of World War II.

Question 24

Globalization must be understood in relation to the historical legacy of colonization.

Question 25

Power can be conceptualized as a constraining and enabling force that regulates our culture and communication.

Question 26

Positions of power do not impact intercultural communication.

Question 27

Economic globalization has increased intercultural interaction and exchange exponentially.

Question 28

Economic liberalization is also called constrained trade.

Question 29

Democratization refers to the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic political system that ensures the universal right to vote.

Question 30

Diasporic communities are groups of people who have inhabited their homeland for all of history.

Question 31

Define globalization and discuss how it affects intercultural communication. Discuss why it is important to study intercultural communication in the context of globalization.

Question 32

With the scenarios that are used to introduce the chapter or with other examples, discuss the role of power in intercultural communication.

Question 33

Briefly explain Americanization and cultural imperialism. Do you think Americanization is an inevitable outcome of globalization?

Question 34

What does the statement "Culture is de-territorialized and re-territorialized in globalization" mean? Briefly explain and provide an example.

Question 35

Explain the terms first world, second world, and third world.