Question

7. Cultures low in power distribution believe power should be: a. Respected and followed b. Questioned and equal c. Questioned and overthrown in favor of a King or Dictator d. Respected, but overthrown in favor of a democracy 8. A country that is an example of a culture that is low in power distribution is: a. USA b. Malaysia c. Canada d. India 9. This type of culture focuses on achievement, competitiveness, strength, and material success: a. Feminine b. Masculine c. Socialist d. Communist 10. This culture believes that the success of the group is more important than personal success. a. Non-Conformist b. Individualist c. Conformist d. Collectivist 11. This type of culture can be identified when the meaning of a message is drawn from context rather than from words; the meaning must be implied-almost like it is coded a. Low-context b. High-context c. Steep-context d. Truncated context 12. These cultures include people who are less concerned with punctuality: a. Polychronic b. Monochronic c. Low-context d. Feminine

Answer 1

b. Questioned and equal

Lower structural inequality means people feel free to ask questions and believe in equality as a right.

c.Canada

The rest of the countries have mid to high PDI.

b. Masculine

These attributes are traditionally associated with the masculine identity derived from primal instincts.

c.collectivist

Collectivist cultures believe that the net gain to society must be maximized in order to generare benefits for indiciduals.

a.Low context

Low context cultures are less direct and rely heavily on cultural and societal references for effective communication.

a.Polychronic

"Moroccon time" or other such terms refer to cultures where being late is not looked down as stringently as monochronic cultures.