Jacob is looking into starting a fitness studio and has identified young professionals as a key customer base. He is analyzing trends such as health awareness, disposable income levels, and lifestyle preferences to evaluate the long-term potential of his business. What kind of external trend is Jacob studying?

Exam will include short-answer questions and essay type questions and they will cover materials from the reading, Discussion, and the additional course materials. The list of exam questions will be shared by the end of Week 5 to help you prepare. Exams will be proctored. You are expected to take exams as scheduled. Failure to do so will result in a zero for the missed exam. Only under exceptional circumstances will make-up exams be permitted. A new and alternative exam will be written for this purpose, and the content and format may differ from the original exam format. Make-up exams will only be granted when all three of the following conditions are met: 1) the student notifies me at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled exam time; 2) the circumstances are extenuating; and 3) the student presents proof of the extenuating circumstances.

“The republican ideal of virtue was based on a notion of fraternity between men in which women were relegated to the realm of domesticity. Public virtue required virility, which required in turn the violent rejection of aristocratic degeneracy and any intrusion of the feminine into the public. . . . Through their rejection of [Marie Antoinette] and what she stood for, Republican men could reinforce their bonds to one another. . . . [Marie Antoinette] was perhaps also an object lesson for other women who might wish to exercise through popular sovereignty the kind of rule that the Queen had exercised through Royal prerogative. The Republican brothers who had overthrown the King and taken upon themselves his mantle did not want their sisters to follow their lead.” Lynn Hunt, American historian, article published in 1991 Using the excerpt, respond to parts A, B, and C. Describe an argument the author makes in the excerpt about the French Revolution. Describe a development prior to the French Revolution that influenced the views on the role of women described in the excerpt. Describe one way in which women responded to the French Revolution during the revolutionary period.  

Multiple Choice As depicted in your Professor’s lecture as well as in the textbook, an individual’s  personal conflict interaction style is based on the intersection of which two communication dimensions?   

Short Answer Consider the feedback you received on your Immersion project from the professor or your classmate partner. Also consider any insights you may have gained from listening to other people’s debrief conversations. Then, consider this question: Imagine you could complete a “Take Two” on your Immersion project. Name one additional SPECIFIC course concept that you now would apply to planning & conducting your Immersion experience.  Explain your rationale on why this one additional factor would have enriched your approach.  Be sure your rationale is grounded in something you learned this semester and remember the goal of Immersion is to “inhabit” the world of different culture to try and see things through their eyes.  [points will be given based on the strength of your argument as supported by Intercultural Communication references.]

Multiple Choice As you have read in your textbook as well as in your classmates’ Immersion Experience insights, there are varying dimensions of Acculturation. One of the deeper levels reflects the extent to which a person acquires the behaviors & beliefs of a cultural group so as to become indistinguishable from the other native members of that host culture. In fact there’s a different word for that level of adaptation to the new culture. In that case, you could say the person has gone beyond being acculturated and has become _______. {read carefully} 

Short Answer A major goal of this course has been to help you reduce confusion, feel less uncomfortable, and be more competent when you encounter people whose verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors are influenced by cultural dynamics different from your own–especially on the micro-cultural level. Nevertheless, there is always a potential for misunderstandings and misinterpretations within intercultural interactions.  You’ve probably noticed that much of the research and writing in culture emphasizes our DIFFERENCES.   However, if you realize how cultural contexts work, it’s possible to recognize there can be SIMILARITIES in the underlying human motives despite displaying different externals (customs and rituals).    Consider the implications of learning about culture by focusing on Similarities -vs- learning by focusing on Differences. Which approach do you recommend as the best way for a person to develop Intercultural Communication Competence in the 2025 world? “Argue” your recommendation with concrete supporting evidence and reasoning. [Points will be given based on the strength of your argument as supported by specific Intercultural Communication references.]    

Multiple Choice A culture’s norms are replicated in its institutions and organizations. As an example,  many German corporations tend to emphasize  worker _______ — in a pattern that mirrors their observable, cultural pattern of compartmentalizing one’s life.. 

Short Answer Language is one of the major tools by which people “do” culture.  Among the specific language concepts addressed this semester were:  1 & 2- elaborated  and  restricted  language codes , 3 – regionalisms, and 4 –  Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.   Briefly explain these four(4) underlined items and discuss their importance in terms of their effects on a cultural group’s communication characteristics. { N:Ch7}  

Find the population mean or sample mean as indicated.Sample: 5, 11, 12, 17, 25