Chapter 9

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Which statement is NOT true about popular culture and information about cultures?
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People tend to think popular culture presents true information about their own culture.
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Resistance to popular cultures tends to express a concern about how others are going to be impacted by the popular culture representations
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True
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Which of the following is true about people's responses to popular culture?
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People are often unaware of the complex nature of popular culture
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What does cultural imperialism refer to:
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The dominance of U.S. popular cultural forms throughout the world.
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What initially motivated the exportation of U.S. popular culture?
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the decision to use it to advertise U.S. products
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Identify a true statement about low culture activities
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These activities have been traditionally seen as unworthy of serious study
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The decoding of the kufiyya, a scarf made of checker material, was influenced by whether it was seen as a statement on Palenstinian Pride or a fashion statement
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true
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Intercultural communication scholars are interested in popular culture because:
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most people rely on popular culture for information about other cultural groups.
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The U.S film industry makes more money in their films outside the United States than they do inside
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Trye
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The process of interpreting a message is referred to as encoding
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False
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The impact that U.S. and Western media have had on the rest of the world is known as _____.
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media imperialism
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American television programs that cross cultural and linguistic frontiers are successful because they appeal to basic human values
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False
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Details concerning the average age, sex, and income of a magazine's readership is known as a/an _____.
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reader profile
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Manusov and Hegde found that having some cultural information and positive expectations:
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May lead to more in-depth conversations than having no information
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Which of the following is NOT true about resisting popular culture?
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Cultural policies are rarely a factor in choosing to resist a form of popular culture
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Electronic colonialism is:
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Domination or exploitation using technological forms
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People resist the use of popular culture as a forum when dealing with social issues
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False
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Which statement is true about popular culture and stereotypes?
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Popular culture reinforces existing stereotypes.
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Domination or exploitation of other cultures utilizing technology is known as ________
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electronic colonialism
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White Americans are so often portrayed in popular culture that it is difficult to stereotype them
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True
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According to the study on how interviewers respond to black and white job applicants, black job applicants:
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were reacting to the interviewers
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Which of the following is NOT true about the consumption of popular culture?
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Unpredictability in advertising has been removed through consumer profiling.
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Which of the following is true about how people resist cultural texts?
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Refusal to participate in popular culture is one form of showing resistance.