Jim and Pam both attended high school at the same time. They are both employed at their first real job, an Ohio paper company. They are looking forward to their wedding where a group of their friends are planning to dance down the aisle to Chris Brown's hit song, "Forever." A group of people born at about the same time who experience similar influences is referred to as a(n)

Convergent

Explanation:

Those organisms or people that are born at the same time but at different geographical locations and if they experience same kind of influences of their surrounding environment they are said to be convergent and they develop similar kinds of traits although born in different geographical locations and this condition is called convergent evolution which suggests that if organisms are born at different geographical locations they will develop same traits if they get similar environmental conditions.

low context culture   (lc.):

association:    

relationships begin and end quickly. many people can be inside one's circle; circle's boundary is not clear.

things get done by following procedures and paying attention to the goal.

one's identity is rooted in oneself and one's accomplishments.

social structure is decentralized; responsibility goes further down (is not concentrated at the top).

interaction:

low use of nonverbal elements. message is carried more by words than by nonverbal means.

verbal message is explicit. context is less important than words.

verbal message is direct; one spells things out exactly.

communication is seen as a way of exchanging information, ideas, and opinions.  

disagreement is depersonalized. one withdraws from conflict with another and gets on with the task. focus is on rational solutions, not personal ones. one can be explicit about another's bothersome behavior.

territoriality:

space is compartmentalized and privately owned; privacy is important, so people are farther apart.

temporality:

things are scheduled to be done at particular times, one thing at a time. what is important is that activity is done efficiently.

change is fast. one can make change and see immediate results.

time is a commodity to be spent or saved. one’s time is one’s own.

learning:

reality is fragmented and compartmentalized. one source of information is used to develop knowledge. thinking is inductive, proceeds from specific to general. focus is on detail.

learning occurs by following explicit directions and explanations of others.

an individual orientation is preferred for learning and problem solving.

speed is valued. how efficiently something is learned is important.

hope that                                         : )