Arrange the following types of communication distance on a continuum of ethnocentrism in the correct sequence.

1.Indifference

2.Avoidance

3.Disparagement

4.Equality

5.Sensitivity

A2, 3, 5, 4, 1

B4, 5, 1, 2, 3 ✓ Correct

C3, 4, 5, 1, 2

D1, 2, 3, 5, 4

Correct answer: (B) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3

Explanation

On the ethnocentrism continuum the communication distances run equality, then sensitivity, then indifference, then avoidance, then disparagement.

Statement 4, equality, sits first as the stance that treats other cultures as equal.

Statement 5, sensitivity, follows as awareness of and respect for cultural difference.

Statement 1, indifference, comes next as a lack of interest in the other culture.

Statement 2, avoidance, then marks a withdrawal from cultural contact.

Statement 3, disparagement, ends the scale as open belittling of other cultures, the most ethnocentric point.

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