Time & Culture
Cultural Terminology
Understanding Culture
100

Which view of time places very little focus on the clock? (A. Monochronic time, B. Hyperchronic time, C. Polychronic time)

3 Polychronic time

100

An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation (A. Myth, B. Faux pas, C. Mistake)

B. Faux pas

100

How we see the world and understand our place in it (A. Culture, B. Worldview, C. Chronemics)

B. Worldview

200

The study of how we view, understand, and structure time. (A. Culture, B. Chronemics, C. Dialects)

B. Chronemics

200

The sum of all beliefs, values, behaviors, and symbols that have meaning for a society. (A. Culture, B. Worldview, C. Chronemics)

A. Culture

200

A record of the past that is based on verifiable facts and events (A. Myth, B. History, C. Culture, D. Cultural relativism)

B. History

300

Human interaction is about establishing and fostering relationships. (A. Worldview, B. Polychronic time, C. Monochronic time)

B. Polychronic time

300

Particular forms of language specific to a region or social group. (A. Culture, B. Worldview, C. Chronemics, D. Dialects)

D. Dialects

300

A type of historical record, although it is usually a story that members of a culture use to explain important events that are not verifiable, or which occurred prior to written language (A. Myth, B. History, C. Culture, D. Cultural relativism)

A. Myth

400

View time as linear, they adhere closely to demands of the clock, and tend to prefer doing one thing at a time. (A. Aesthetics, B. Worldview, C. Monochronic time)

C. Monochronic time

400

When one thing–an image, work, object, idea, or story–represents another thing (A. Myth, B. Faux pas, C. Mistake, D. Symbol)

D. Symbol

400

People’s expressions of beauty and style (A. Culture, B. Chronemics, C. Dialects)

B. Aesthetics,