Question

Janelle learns that she needs to work the same weekend that she has planned a surprise party for her parents' 50th wedding anniversary in Boston. She is overwhelmed that she needs to change the date of the party and immediately begins notifying friends and family who had planned to attend. Considering that time orientation varies across cultures, which of the following guests is LEAST likely to be upset about this last-minute change? a) her uncle from New York b) her mother's best friend from Canada c) her cousin from Peru d) her boyfiend from Boston

Answer 1

Answer:

C.

Explanation:

From the given options, as per the time cultural time orientations, Janelle's cousin who lives in Peru is less likely to be considered about the shift in the schedule. It is because Peruvian is a Polychronic culture.

The term polychronic means to perform several tasks at the same time. A Polychronic culture is the one in which people tend to be multi-taskers. In this culture, people are more flexible with their time schedules and value long-term relationships in comparison with monochronic culture. And Peru is a Polychronic state.

So, Janelle's cousin who is from Peru will be least likely to be affected by the change in schedule (option C).