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Denique, an African American, hears one of his white friends use a phrase that has traditionally been used to disparage blacks. He tactfully educates his friend about the history and meaning of the word because while he doesn’t wish to be offended, he also knows his friend meant no harm. Denique is probably using a(n) _____ accommodation strategy.

There are five primary areas of study in nonverbal communication. Which of the following is NOT one:

Co-cultural group members who practice distancing themselves from other members of their co-culture, mirroring (dressing and behaving like the dominant group), or self-ridiculing are engaging in a(n) _______ ________ strategy.

Ethnic minorities, women, and LGBTQ people are all examples of _________.

Use your PowerPoints and textbook to answer the following questions.

_______ is the study of how cultures perceive time.

Nonverbal cues that indicate when a conversation should begin and end are examples of: 

The fact that English speakers can understand the meaning of words like “schadenfreude”, even though we do not have an equivalent word in English, supports:

The history of Jews, of enslaved African-Americans, and most recently of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country are all examples of: 

A style of communication in which much of the information is contained in the contexts and nonverbal cues rather than expressed explicitly in words is referred to as _____ communication.