Tina Is a New Student at a Private Academy

question 10

Multiple Choice

Tina is a new student at a private academy. She values the opinions of her new classmates and tries to dress just like them. She watches the same television shows they watch and tries to copy their hair style and the way they stand. For Tina, her new classmates are a(n) :

• A) approval center.
• B) focus group.
• C) standard bearer.
• D) cultural norm.
• E) reference group.

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Definitions:

Global Agnostic

An approach where businesses or strategies do not favor any particular country or cultural norms but instead aim to be universally applicable and relevant.

Creolization

The process in which different cultures come into contact and create new, blended cultural practices, languages, and identities.

Back-translation

A method used in the process of translating a document or text back into the original language by a different translator to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Cross-cultural Analysis

The examination of how cultural differences impact behavior, practices, and values across different societies or cultural groups.