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8.1
1. List some of your personal, social, and cultural identities. Are there any that relate? If so,
how? For your 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?
Personal – shy, short, listener, introvert
Social – methodist (Christian), Arthur Waldron seventh day Adventist Alumni
Cultural – Mix race, female, heterosexual
I don’t think any of my identities are linked nor is one more dominant than the other. When one
looks at this list, they are able to know that I am quiet/ don’t speak much, I love God and I’m a
straight female.
2. Describe a situation in which someone ascribed an identity to you that didn’t match with
your avowed identities. Why do you think the person ascribed the identity to you? Were
there any stereotypes involved?
Some people assume that I am extroverted and a brave public speaker, however I believe
differently. I have spoken in public (read, sang and given a speech) however I dislike the
experiences due to anxiety that I have. I am shy and usually get nervous very quickly. In these
situations, no stereotypes were involved.
3. Getting integrated: Review the section that explains why difference matters. Discuss the
ways in which difference may influence how you communicate in each of the following
contexts: academic, professional, and personal.

Acedamics: My communication with others is more organized. One and only one language is
used as the medium of communication. Both hand and body postures should be appropriate.
Every type of communication requires eye contact, but in academics, eye contact with your
teachers and seniors should be different and respectful.

Professional: You need to be more persuasive and open-minded in your professional

communications. In the workplace, communication helps your team work well together and
advance your career. Keep your opinions simple; be straightforward with your coworkers. When
communicating, be honest. Everyone should accept what you say as true.

Personal: Despite adhering to different rules, we must be open-hearted when communicating

with others personally. Effectively listen to the other person. Be honest when communicating
with someone you are in a relationship with. In conversation, you can touch someone's hands and
other parts of their body, but not in art or profession.
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1. Do you ever have difficulty discussing different cultural identities due to terminology? If
so, what are your uncertainties? What did you learn in this chapter that can help you
overcome them?

Yes, terminology has occasionally made it difficult for me to discuss various cultural identities.

The meanings of various terms in various cultural identities, their similarity to my cultural
identities, whether these terminologies have contradictory meanings, and how to resolve these
uncertainties are my main concerns.

There are a few things that can assist me in overcoming them and developing my communication
skills. Understanding various cultural identities is the first step. acquiring vocabulary from
various cultural identities Consider the cultural identities of the audience before communicating
with them. Communicate positive messages about our own cultural identities to them so they can
learn more about them. These are the things that can assist me in overcoming them and
developing my communication skills.

The influence of the media on these concepts is extensive. The terminology and precise
meanings of terms used in various cultural identities can be explained by the media.
Furthermore, these cultural identities can be compared in the media. All of this can be effectively
communicated to the public because a sizable portion of people follow the media. These are the
effects of these terms on the media.

2. What comes to mind when you hear the word feminist? How did you come to have the
ideas you have about feminism?
Feminism, broadly speaking, can be understood as a movement to end sexism, sexist
exploitation, and oppression in order to achieve complete gender equality in both law and
practice. Social media is the influence behind these ideas.

3. How do you see sexuality connect to identity in the media? Why do you think the media
portrays sexuality and identity the way it does?
Identity refers to the are and your sexuality is who you are attracted to and have intimate feelings
for. In the media these are connected to we see and meet so many different types of people I feel
like not everyone is accepted of the different sexuality and some people reactions have different
magnitudes. The media tries to be accepting of all identities and sexualities to make everyone
feel included and accepted. Also this helps with creating boundaries making people aware.
4. Think of an instance in which you had an interaction with someone with a disability.
Would knowing the “Ten Commandments for Communicating with People with
Disabilities” have influenced how you communicated in this instance? Why or why not?
Knowing the 8th commandment, “When speaking with a person who uses a wheelchair or a
person who uses crutches, place yourself at eye level in front of the person to facilitate the
conversation,” would have helped in the instance because I was above the person and thinking
back it was probably annoying for them having the conversation.

8.3
1. Why is the phrase “Know thyself” relevant to the study of intercultural communication?
"Know thyself" is appropriate because it helps you understand and broaden your perspective on
your own culture. Intercultural communication can help you see your culture from a different
perspective by allowing you to leave your familiar, comfortable frame of reference.
2. Apply at least one of the six dialectics to a recent intercultural interaction that you had.
How does this dialectic help you understand or analyze the situation?
People are similar to and different from one another, and this dual similarity and difference is
what makes intercultural communication unique. Stereotyping and prejudice can result from
focusing only on differences.
This dialectic helps me a lot in analyzing various arguments and decisions made by people
around me. I had to accept it for what it is and understand that we are all different in actions as
well as thoughts because all our points of views are different.
3. Do some research on your state’s laws by answering the following questions: Did your
state have anti miscegenation laws? If so, when were they repealed? Does your state
legally recognize gay and lesbian relationships? If so, how?
Currently I live in Dominica situated in the Caribbean and there are still miscegenation laws
however there are being challenged in court currently.
However yes there were miscegenation laws in New York. Since July 24, 2011, the Marriage
Equality Act has made same-sex unions in New York legally recognized.
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1. Identify an intercultural encounter in which you did not communicate as competently as
you would have liked. What concept(s) from the chapter would have helped you in this
situation and how?
The situation was my cousin from England staying over at my house for 2 weeks. The ability to
manage these kinds of situations effectively comes from developing cultural self-awareness,
listening to those who think differently than we do, direct and thoughtful interactions with other
cultures, and tolerance for uncertainty. Building intercultural communication competence
requires motivation. A person's intrinsic or extrinsic motivation to promote cross-cultural
relationships is referred to as motivation.
Motivational concept that clarifies cross-cultural interactions between students from different
nations. An idealistic view of cross-cultural communication is facilitated and rewarded by
intrinsic motivation. These kinds of situations can also foster extrinsic motivation in some
intercultural communication contexts, particularly when students from various nations are
involved. Contrarily, a person's motivations can still result in poor communication.
2. Which of the following components of ICC—motivation, mindfulness, cognitive
flexibility, and tolerance for uncertainty—do you think you are most competent at, and
which one needs the most work? Identify how you became so competent at the first one
and some ways that you can improve the second one.
I am most competent at mindfulness. This is because I consider others and their differences, I
had to understand that how I see the world is not how others see it and had to understand how
others see things. I also do a lot of self-reflection and I usually over think things.
I think I’m least competent in my tolerance for uncertainty. I like to be sure of everything I walk
in to, but I have to learn that ill not always know everything and see uncertainty as a way to
learn.

3. Choose one of the three ways discussed to cultivate ICC and make a list of five steps you
can take to enhance this part of your competence.
1. Attitude - Respect, openness, and curiosity are the three main attitudes. 
2. Knowledge - You need cultural self-awareness, culture-specific knowledge, deep cultural
knowledge (understanding of other world views), and sociolinguistic awareness in order to be
interculturally competent. An essential component of intercultural competence is understanding
the world from other people's perspectives.
3. Skills - Processing knowledge calls for abilities in observation, listening, evaluation, analysis,
interpretation, and relation.
4. Internal Outcomes - Flexibility, adaptability, and empathy are the internal results of the attitudes,
knowledge, and skills. 
5. External Outcomes - The external outcomes that other people experience are determined by the
behavior and communication skills that an individual exhibits based on their attitudes,
knowledge, skills, and internal outcomes.