Intercultural Communication Imperatives & Barriers Discussion

 

 

1. Answer the FIVE (5) questions below to answer for the exam.
2. For EACH of the questions you choose, offer a 2-3 paragraph response.
3. Be sure to include support for each of your answers from our text, readings page, and discussions.

CHOOSE 5 from the following

1. Identify and briefly explain three (3) of the imperatives for studying intercultural communication. Then discuss how each of the imperatives you explained affects our understanding of intercultural communication.

1. Offer two examples in which ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination act as barriers to effective intercultural communication.

1. We all belong to various cultural groups. Identify two groups you belong to one voluntary and one involuntary. Describe your membership to each group. Then explain how the beliefs, values, and norms of that group influences your perceptions and interactions/communication of others within and outside of your cultural group.

1. Explain the importance of histories and their relationship to the formation of cultural identities. Why is it important to discover histories when studying intercultural communication?

1. List and offer examples of your experiences with each of the stages in the Minority or Majority Identity Development Process.