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Questions and Answers of Intercultural Communication

Analyze media of some form in your community, such as magazine covers in your local bookstore, the comics in your daily newspaper, or even the images or discussion of people of different religious,
Popular music has played a central part in revolutions and protest around the world, but people in many nations where it is used question its effectiveness. What do you think the strengths and
Take a close look at journalistic media in your nation as it relates to other national cultures, such as the reporting of crisis in other nations. What ideologies or assumptions do you feel that your
How do you feel that the media “frames” certain groups in comparison to the dominant group? What is your evidence? Do you feel that framing in some media (such as news, reality shows) differs in
In what ways does your college or university encourage discourse of important issues?What are some of the media outlets that exist for both the college and for students to present their ideas openly,
Pick a local magazine or newspaper and look through its advertisements. How can you tell the local advertisements from the chain or national advertisements? Do the local advertisements reflect
Conduct a Google search for Mount Graham. Why is this a unique location for Native Americans, scientists, and environmentalists? What current actions are underway to resist development of this area?
In 2010, members of the Iroquois lacrosse team were denied travel to England to compete in the lacrosse world championships. To respect the sovereignty of their native nation—the Iroquois
Have you ever spoken with members of a community on a particular issue? How did you build the relationship? What was the outcome?
What is the presence of vernacular terms and meanings on Facebook? On YouTube?
Make a list of three public figures you admire. What rhetorical tradition (or traditions)helps to explain how these individuals relate to audiences? What rhetorical tradition guides what these
How do you attempt to create identification with others? In social settings? At work? At school? Do you think about how others are attempting to create identification with you?
While it is not good to be overly self-analytical, take a self-inventory of ways you might act around people of different groups. If you know someone who will be honest, and you are ready for an open
Many people use nonverbal markers (tattoos, clothing, jewelry, etc.) to mark identities.But we can also use these to support important causes or raise awareness for issues.Think about an issue or
Do you think that more meaning lies in nonverbal or verbal communication? Justify your answer.Talk to someone who belongs to a group different from you, such as an immigrant or international traveler
In this chapter, we do not talk about interpersonal power—that is, who might have more power in a situation (this may not be formal power!). What are some nonverbal and paralinguistic ways one
Many intercultural authors focus on how cultures might represent a fairly consistent set of behaviors (e.g., how they use touch, contact, facial expressions the same way). But very often, groups
What are some specific display rules for your own cultural group? For example, when might you exaggerate or mute an emotional expression? Or, to think of it differently, how might you show great joy
Analyze jokes that are popular in your culture (either among comedians or among you and your friends). What are some ways the jokes build or support lines of power (e.g., putting some groups over
Identify metaphorical expressions from five different cultures. How do these metaphors reflect distinctive ways of understanding the world?
Review recent events at your school or within your city. What social dramas can you identify? Were existing values reaffirmed or weakened?
See what opportunities there are in your area to serve as a language instructor or tutor.Often there are volunteer agencies to teach people the local language (e.g., in the U.S.), or to teach
What are the advantages and disadvantages to a country having a single national language? Think broadly both about economic advantages and about aspects of prestige for various groups. Do some
Give an example of a time when you adjusted your behavior toward another person(especially of another age, ethnic, class or other group). Include how you adjusted, various factors that may have
Visit a website that includes different mistranslations, such as in signs (e.g., http://www.engrish.com; http://www.lonelyplanet.com/blog/2011/10/20/12-funny-lost-in-translation-photos/) for
What metaphors do you commonly use in your talk? How do these work to create shared meaning with the people you are speaking with? What cultural assumptions and values do these reflect?
If your community has festivals to celebrate identity or marches that address intolerance or oppression, learn more about them and share the information with your class. If your investigation leads
Plan a contact event that brings together members of different groups that may not always get along. Work to include some of the factors from contact theory research that lead to successful contact,
Conduct an analysis of media in terms of the representation of a group (such as women in sports magazines, people with disabilities in prime-time television, for example). The analysis might be
Locate the Southern Poverty Law Center’s website on hate groups and crimes in the United States (http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-map). What types of solution could individuals or groups
Read Peggy McIntosh’s (1988) essay about the Invisible Knapsack. Extend her analysis to your own culture. Which of her aspects of White privilege have changed since she wrote it in 1988? What are
Who can be racist (etc.)? As we were writing this chapter, we posted a news note on our Facebook page about a woman pilot in Brazil who ejected a male passenger who was making sexist comments about
The notion of sexism is strongly influenced by feminist authors in the West. To what degree does it extend to other cultures? If beliefs and norms in a culture support men’s protection of women,
Make a list of public service organizations in your area that work for equality of(identity) opportunity, such as teaching immigrants the dominant language in your country, tutoring children in lower
Look through newspaper archives or public records of your local community. See if you can locate whether minority groups are treated equally to dominant groups in terms of public policy, such as
Look again at the analysis of the comics section of your local newspaper in the “Break it down” textbox. Conduct a similar analysis of your favorite television show (e.g., Smallville, Grey’s
Think about one or more of the identities that you hold. In what ways are these identities changing, and in what way are they remaining the same? What types of messages work to change or maintain the
On the Internet, locate a list of “ethnic identity markers.” Think of an ethnic identity that you hold. How does it represent each of the different markers? How might another identity community,
Given the power of media’s influence on identities, in what ways can identities be linked to resistance?
Why would a person emulate or appropriate the practices of someone ethnoculturally different from themselves? How might reasons be similar or different between someone from a dominant group emulating
Either in a group or on your own, come up with as many advantages you can think of, of being in the dominant ethnic or racial group in your country. For example, in the United States, what are the
The International Youth Foundation (http://www.iyfnet.org) describes stories of young people—teens and young adults changing their world in different ways. Go to the“success stories” link
Go online and view the 20-minute video, “The Story of Stuff ” (http://www.storyofstuff.com). Think about your own use of goods and resources. How does this use reflect or contradict your own
Are there different cultural groups within your community? If so, discuss how these groups might be alike and different in terms of some of the concepts in this chapter.Find a current political issue
What seem to be the dominant concepts of world view in your culture? Don’t just answer in terms of overall religious belief, but with a deeper discussion of what you think underlying views of
As we note in this chapter, some scholars claim that there is a decline of “civility” and social capital in America. If you are in an American classroom, discuss whether you agree or disagree
Martin et al. (2002), suggest that change and stability exist in all cultures in tension with each other. Think of your own culture. What are some things that you see changing, and what are some
What do you think are the disadvantages and advantages of each of the two approaches to understanding cultural communication, etic and emic?
Interview a politician in your city or an administrator in your school about current issues or debates in your community. Write a short paper or blog post summarizing the issue—what are the sides?
Volunteer to work in a homeless shelter or soup kitchen, hopefully more than once.Before you go, look up the “culture of poverty” on the Internet—don’t forget also to look up criticisms of
Do you feel that “race” is biological, or socially and politically created? Give evidence for your opinion. What are the implications of either approach to “race?”Find a copy of your local
Do you feel that different genres of music in your culture reflect different “cultures?”Find a video (on YouTube, if it is available in your culture) or a song from the type of music you like.
Think about an interaction you have recently had with someone from a different group(in terms of age, culture, ethnicity, etc.). Look at it using the model of culture. Which aspects of communication
Describe a traditional fairy tale in your culture. What values, beliefs, or behaviors does it promote? If you could write a new ending to the tale to reflect cultural change, what would you write?
In groups or pairs, with your instructor’s supervision, conduct a small research project in which you either interview or survey people in a group that is involved in the community or about such a
Go to your college’s website or visit its student services office. Make a list of all student organizations that are focused in some way on helping others (service organizations) or working for
Consider socially motivated music groups or artists (Woodie Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Greenday, U2, Sting, Nas) or genres (some rap music). What potential, if any, do you feel this work has for social
Join a group at your school or in your community that is dedicated toward alleviating some sort of social distress. This might be a known group, like Amnesty International, or it might be a group in
The Internet joins us in many ways to people from different cultures. Join Yahoo.groups(http://groups.yahoo.com/) or some other chat or listserv. Join a group specifically related to a specific
Join a group at your school or in your community that is dedicated toward alleviating some sort of social distress. This might be a known group, like Amnesty International, or it might be a group in
The Internet joins us in many ways to people from different cultures. Join Yahoo.groups(http://groups.yahoo.com/) or some other chat or listserv. Join a group specifically related to a specific
The sweatshop issue (question 4) and others presented in this chapter raise a difficult question. Each issue seems to have two—or several—sides. How can we maintain hope to seek solutions without
The use of international “sweatshops”—factories in developing nations with an inexpensive labor force, or using child labor, is controversial. Some feel that it is abusing people, especially
There are many possible issues in the world to be concerned about. Alone or in groups, come up with a list of what you think are the top five issues that demand global cooperation. What are the top
In what ways, if any, do you think globalization of media, especially social media like Facebook, is influencing your culture? Does it influence all cultures equally?Why or why not?
Think about the people around you at your school, in your workplace, or in your neighborhood. How would you describe their level of awareness of domestic and international cultures and identities?
Provide examples of specific organizations and individuals who use organizational communication for civic or political engagement
Compare the divergent and convergent views of business in a globalizing world
Outline specific dimensions of cultural difference that may impact organizational communication
Discuss the strengths and limitations of globalization on world cultures
Describe specific changes in the global corporate workplace and worker as a result of new technology and information
Understand values for intercultural political leadership
Understand the politics of immigration
Identify examples of culturebased social movements
Explain how politics and culture are interrelated
Understand and explain politics as cultural communication
Discuss some of the issues someone would need to be aware of in intercultural negotiation
Illustrate the behaviors associated with five different conflict styles and discuss how personal and cultural factors may lead someone to prefer one style over another
Summarize five stages of conflict
Outline five patterns of possible integration of cultural difference in a relationship
Describe several approaches to what makes relationships grow more intimate
Define intercultural communication competence, and list three main areas that influence it
Differentiate between psychological adjustment, behavioral adaptation, and assimilation
List at least three reasons why coming home from another culture may be difficult
Compare the U-curve notion of adjustment, with alternative views for how adjustment happens
Explain the notion of culture shock, its symptoms, and some basic causes
Discuss positive and negative implications for global media in terms of local cultures
Describe what is driving globalization of the media and predictions about its long-term effects
Evaluate the impact of globalization on notions of time and space
Outline some of the historical and technological influences in the history of global media
Provide examples of media products that have crossed borders or have inspired cultural productions in another country
Define and give examples of global media
Discuss ways in which media can distort our image of people of different cultures or groups, but can also be used in social and political action
Apply media framing to the representation of a particular identity, such as gender
Define the notion of the public sphere and understand its implications for us as citizens
Evaluate the role media communication plays in terms of intercultural communication
Contrast the transmission and the ritual views of media communication
Outline Lasswell’s model of mediated communication
Compare mediated communication to face-to-face communication
Reflect a greater understanding and appreciation for the complexities of trying to persuade multicultural audiences

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