The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences
1. Why do so many immigrants have a difficult time adapting to a new culture? What
suggestions do you have for making that process less troublesome?
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2. Do you think members of a host culture have any responsibilities to make immigrants feel comfortable in the new cultural environment? Why?
3. Discuss the following statement: “Prejudice can never be eliminated because it is so deeply rooted in human nature.”
4. What relationship links stereotypes, prejudice, racism, and power?
5. What are some of the merits of a relativistic approach to developing an intercultural ethic?
In what ways have you personally observed prejudice being expressed?
Do you think racism has decreased or increased in your lifetime?
How does universalism differ from relativism? Which do you believe holds the greater promise for intercultural interaction?
How do cultures find similarities when cultures, in many instances, are dissimilar?
