Which of the following are characteristics of the moderate approach to inter-cultural communication?

1.Inter-cultural communication is unidisciplinary

2.A communicator is a change agent

3.A continuum is the representative of social change

4.Change is a response to both inside and outside stimuli

5.Culture and communication have limited linkages

A1, 2 & 3 only

B2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

C3, 4 & 5 only

D1, 2 & 5 only

Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

The moderate approach to inter-cultural communication treats statements 2, 3 and 4 as its true marks.

Statement 2 holds that a communicator functions as a change agent who guides cultural adjustment rather than staying neutral.

Statement 3 sees a continuum, a gradual spectrum, as the representative of social change instead of sudden rupture.

Statement 4 says change is a response to both inside and outside stimuli, blending internal will and external pressure.

The claim that inter-cultural communication is unidisciplinary is rejected, since this field draws on many disciplines together.

The idea that culture and communication have only limited linkages is also false, as the two are deeply and continuously intertwined.

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