What Accounts for the Shift Away from Viewing Interpersonal Communication

question 77

Multiple Choice

What accounts for the shift away from viewing interpersonal communication as face to face?

• A) international travel
• B) outsourcing
• C) technology
• D) social isolation

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Definitions:

Monochronic Cultures

People tend to do one thing at a time.

Polychronic Cultures

Time is used to accomplish many different things at once.

High-context Cultures

Societies or groups in which communication is heavily reliant on context, implied messages, and non-verbal cues rather than explicit words.

Nonverbal

Communication that occurs without words, through gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other physical cues.