QUESTIONS 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? 2. Do you think members of a host culture

QUESTIONS 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?

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: "Preiudice 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? Of a universalistic approach? What are some of the dangers

6 How does a study of cultural values help you understand other cultures?

7 What differences in behavior might be exhibited by people of cultures that have different activity orientations?

8Examine the concept of high and low context cultures. What problems can you anticipate when you are communicating with someone who holds a different context orientation?

9How can cultural differences in perception affect the intercultural communication process?

10 The United States ranked in the upper third as a monumentalism culture. What cultural traits from Khols' American values list do you think contribute to this ranking?

11 What cultural values help explain why face is more important in Asian societies than in the United States?