Question

Which statement is true of cultural dimensions?
Multiple Choice
1. Cultural dimensions are temporary and
change considerably within each
generation.
2. Cultural dimensions are the impermanent
sets of related norms and values of a
culture.
3. Cultural dimensions are factors that help
you understand a culture’s underlying
goals and motivations.
4. Cultural dimensions tend not to distinguish
independent cultures from interdependent
cultures.
5. Cultural dimensions apply to material
things but not to abstractions like concepts
of time.

Answer 1

3. Cultural dimensions are factors that help you understand a culture’s underlying goals and motivations.

(They’re relatively stable, broad patterns—like individualism vs. collectivism, power distance, time orientation—that reveal a culture’s values and motivations.)