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Questions
1. List some of your personal, social, and cultural identities.
a. Personal:
b. Social:
c. Cultural:
d. Are there any that relate? If so, how?
e. For cultural identities, which ones are dominant and which ones are nondominant?
What would a person who looked at this list be able to tell about you?
2. Discuss the ways in which differences may influence how you communicate in each of the following contexts: academic, professional, and personal.
3. Identify struggles you have or may have had regarding terminology as it relates to different cultural identities. What are/were your uncertainties? What did you learn in this chapter that can help you overcome them, gain knowledge, and become an effective communicator? What do you think the media's impact is on these terms?
4. Why is the phrase "Know thyself" relevant to the study of intercultural communication? Do some research on your state's laws by answering the following questions: Did your state have antimiscegenation laws? If so, when were they repealed? Does your state legally recognize gay and lesbian relationships? If so, how?