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Контрольная работа 4.

Раздел 4. Межкультурная коммуникация: проблемы и перспективы

 

Task 1.

 

Define the following terms:

cultural dialogue, cooperation, solidarity, consensus, cultural heritage, negotiation of cultural differences, tolerance, ideology, myth, point of view, power, manipulation, indulgence, restraint, certainty/uncertainty, intercultural encounters.

 

 

Task 2.

 

Expand on the following questions:

 

1. What are the ways of dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity, which turned out to be related to the control of aggression and the expression of emotions?
2. What are the differences among countries on uncertainty avoidance, which were originally discovered as a by-product of power distance?
3. What is anxiety?
4. Why uncertainty avoidance is not the same as risk avoidance?
5. What is uncertainty avoidance according to occupation, gender, and age?
6. What are the key differences between weak and strong uncertainty-avoidance Societies?
7. What are the origins of uncertainty-avoidance differences?
8. What are the key differences between short- and long-term orientation societies based on CVS data: business and ways of thinking?
9. What are the origins of societal differences in indulgence versus restraint?
10. What are the key differences between indulgent and restrained societies: private life, consumer behavior, sex, and politics?
11. What are the competitive advantages of different cultural profiles in international competition?.

 

 

Task 3.

 

1. Expand on the cooperative strategies of cross-cultural communication.

2.      Express your view on the relations between ideology and culture.

3.     Think of effective ways to build a culture of dialogue. Give your suggestions.

4. Give examples of the ideological use of language.
5. Expand on uncertainty avoidance, xenophobia, and nationalism.
6. Speak on the fundamentalisms as short-term orientation.
7. Describe the nature of subjective well-being.
8. Speak on indulgence versus restraint as a societal dimension
9. Expand on spreading multicultural understanding: the role of the media.

 

 

Task 4.

 

Write an essay on the following theme:

 

“Building a culture of dialogue: co-existence on the small planet.” (M. W. Lustig, J. Koester)