04 Quiz: Culture & CommunicationStarted: Feb 18 at 2:45pmQuiz Instructions

For this quiz, choose the best response.  In some cases, there may be true/false, multiple choice, and/or matching.  

Question 53 pts

For this question, refer to the work of Geert Hofstede and Edward T. Hall as you attempt to match the cultural dimension with the most appropriate descriptor or example.  

Group of answer choices

Individualism 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

Collectivism 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

High context 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

Low context 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

Masculine 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

Feminine 

           [ Choose ]             When you walk into the cafeteria, you watch to see what others are doing, and attempt to follow them.  That's how you know what to do.             When you walk into the cafeteria, you look for physical signs that clearly identify which line you should get into. If there is no sign, you will ask the first person you see for directions.             The Japanese culture places such a strong emphasis on work, achievement, and success, that "Karōshi" ("overwork death", usually heart attack or stroke due to a starvation diet, stress, and lack of sleep) claimed many Japanese lives during the post WWII rebuild phase and on into current times.             Slogans:  "Have it your way", "Be all that you can be", "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself".             For many years, Sweden was named "the most refugee-friendly country in Europe" due to the strong social support services available to refugees, immigrants, and citizens alike.             To fail means I will dishonor my family.  I may earn a degree that is not my preference, just because it will help me to support my aging parents.         

Does scientific jury selection allow for a true representation of one’s peers? Do you see any problems with scientific jury selection?

What is psychology? What are the different subfields of psychology all about? What distinguishes psychology from everyday approaches to understanding behavior? What is meant with the scientific approach of psychology?

Why does meditation promote feelings of well-being and satisfaction? Why is it difficult to keep distracting thoughts from entering consciousness while meditating? Does meditation lead to heightened states of consciousness, alertness, or creativity?

Write an analysis of an experience you have had with stereotyping, prejudice or discrimination. You could have witnessed the discriminatory behavior, been the target, or inadvertently stereotyped or discriminated against someone else.

The market analysis of Apple Inc.:

Nature of Demand

In your opinion, does descartes second very certian test distinguish humans from machines? or is it insufficiant?

Your response must be at least 5 paragraphs.

Case 7-2 regards lying to a patient in order to help her get off of sleeping pills that she is addicted to. She believes wrongly that she cannot sleep without the pills and presumably the doctor cannot convince her otherwise. So he arranges with the Pharmacist to have her sleeping pills replaced slowly with placebos without her knowledge. Mrs. Abrahams then does benefit from the deception because she is able to sleep with the placebo by the time the titration is finished. This is a conflict between medical paternalism and truth-telling. Legally he is in the wrong but ethically he is doing something that really does benefit the patient. The Pharmacist is also in the wrong for charging the woman for placebo and mislabeling the prescription. There are violations of law all over this case. Yet, it is benefiting the patient because of the unique circumstances of the patient. Do you think the doctor and the Pharmacist are doing the right thing or the wrong thing? If you believe they are doing the wrong thing what should they do instead? If it is the right thing, how do you justify violating the law? Our authors distinguish between outright lying and failing to tell the whole truth. That certainly is a valid distinction but is this a case of not telling the whole truth or is it a case of outright lying? How do you think Mrs. Abraham would feel if she found out? Do you think she would be thankful or would she sue? What moral theories or principles would you appeal to?

The analysis of Apple Inc.:

Regulatory Environment (Present and anticipated)

I am writing an essay about Minorities and stereotypes in The Big Bang Theory. What types of stereotypes they are using and how they are addressing in the show.   

Here is the paragraph you can look the answer. Please help me with that and feel free to look that up.

"Weitekamp says, “The show itself starts from the idea that scientists and nerds have a certain number of stereotypes and then the characters, I think, are really written in ways that both play off of and sometimes play against those existing stereotypes.”

“Part of the popularity of The Big Bang Theory has come out of it being the right show at the right moment where there’s been an evolution in the social acceptance of geeks or nerds. Being able to work on computers, to know about science to know these kinds of things, and seeing that as a new kind of ‘geek chic,’ and this show then tapped into that very effectively,” says Weitekamp.

“It’s unusual to have a depiction of scientists in a comedy not in a drama. They tend to be the side character who comes in with the answer, or who is so obsessed with their own work that they have actually created the problem,” says Weitekamp.

Finally, says Weitekamp, “If readers get a chance to look at my academic look at The Big Bang Theory,and see how science, scientists, knowledge about science, and how science works, it might allow readers to think a little about the ways in which science gets depiced on television and in the movies.”

Reflection Paper

Topic: What does it mean to be part of a culture?

Write a two-page, double-spaced reflection on the topic below. The readings, discussions, and videos you have done this week will help you write your paper.?

This assignment is designed to provoke thought about autonomy of one's body and the associated laws that govern decision making.

https://www.yahoo.com/health/one-womans-quest-to-die-with-dignity-and-what-it-means-99374572007.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/court-hears-case-of-teen-refusing-cancer-treatment/ and http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/17-year-old-girl-refuses-cancer-treatment-state-forces-her-to-undergo-treatment.454356503/

Chapters 5 and 6 emphasizes the importance of patient choice based on an individual's need to achieve a since of control and empowerment. Notice if you find yourself judging too quickly or harshly the care options and dying styles chosen by someone who is terminally ill. Even though a patient's choice may seem wrong or odd to you for any number of reasons, it is important to acknowledge that a critical aspect of such choices is that they may not be made solely by the health care providers or family members.

Click on the URLs above. What are your thoughts on this topic? Should people have the right to decide how or when they die? How is the woman's journey in the first article different from the young lady in the second article? Are these issues legal or moral? Construct a well written commentary between 400- 450 words that addresses both articles and the information in the text book.

Make your initial post by Wednesday at 2:00 PM. Read one of your peers commentary whose views differ from yours and engage in a discussion with that student. This means, you need to make your initial post (your commentary), engage in a discussion with someone whose views differ from yours, and respond to whoever makes a comment to your commentary. You have until Saturday at midnight to participate in this discussion.

Compare and contrast a bad job that you have held and a job that provided you with a degree of satisfaction

Please watch A TV in the Baby Bottle (52:00) from Films on demand. Next post a summary of the video. Finally, can children really learn from targeted entertainment in the same manner as they can from live human beings?