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1 .
Two-thirds of the immigrants on this planet come to the United States.
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Current trends suggest that the population of white ethnics in the United States will stabilize at about 75 percent by the year 2050.
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One's gender may constitute a co-culture.
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Individuals from low-context cultures are often less skilled in interpreting unspoken messages.
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5 .
Some communication scholars have challenged John Gray's idea that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus."
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Masculinity may be defined as having an expressive orientation.
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Men often communicate to establish rapport; women often communicate to report.
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8 .
Ethnocentrism is the attitude that one's culture is superior to all others.
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9 .
Assuming similarity is an effective way to avoid cultural misunderstandings
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Learning about another person's values and practices can help you reduce prejudice.
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Other-oriented communication is unethical.
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Empathy and sympathy are two words for the same process.
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To adapt is to change your behavior based on what someone else does.
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The principle of adapting to others is applicable to virtually all communication situations.
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15 .
Countries that score high on individualism generally prefer individual accomplishment over collective achievement.
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