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Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2: Barriers to Intercultural Communication
1. Identify nearby school and athletic team mascots. Would any be considered stereotypes? Why or why
not? What are the implications of having mascots such as these?
2. What are possible consequences of using survey data, such as on drug use, to conclude that a cultural
group is superior to other groups in some dimension?
3. It has been said that China’s people both admire and resent the United States. Explain the possible
reasons for that belief and the associated communication barriers.
4. China has been criticized for melamine-contaminated pet food and baby milk formula. International
media has reported this scandal as being China’s fault rather than as particular companies’ fault. How
might this relate to cultural differences and barriers to communication?
5. What are the possible consequences of China’s continuing control of access to the Internet?
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