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Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: Developing Intercultural Relationships
1. In thinking about the quote at the beginning of the chapter, “Without others, there is no self,”
how do your family, friends, and professors define who you are?
2. What are the communication strategies you use to reduce uncertainty when interacting with
others?
3. After completing the Sociocommunicative Orientation scale in this chapter, how does your level
of assertiveness and responsiveness affect your relationships?
4. In what ways are you similar to your closest friends?
5. What are the primary characteristics you look for in a potential relational partner?
6. Why would you or would you not consider a person from a different culture as a potential
mate?
ETHICS AND DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS
1. A student once commented that unless she married an Irish-Catholic man, her grandparents would
disown her. What do you think about that?
2. Nearly 75% of intercultural marriages end in divorce. What might be the reasons?
3. How has the internet, texting, and the use of smart phones affected your relationships? Good or bad?
