According to Hofstede (1991) and Smith (2015), ________ refers to an attempt to shun ambiguous situations.

The fact that American journalists favor U.S. style democracies and capitalism is evident in all of the following observations made by Herbert Gans EXCEPT

A) business corruption and misbehavior are treated as understandable common practices. B) coverage of other forms of government emphasizes corruption, conflict, and abuses of power. C) their clear expectation that governments should serve the public interest. D) their expectation that businesses will eschew unreasonable profits and exploitation of workers .

Maureen and Michael are platonic cross-sex friends. Maureen’s boyfriend gets jealous when she spends a lot of time with Michael; and Michael constantly has to explain to everyone that he is not interested in Maureen in a romantic way. The challenge they are dealing with is ______.

A. the emotional bond challenge B. the sexual challenge C. the equity challenge D. the public presentation challenge