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Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9e
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8: Religion and Identity
1. Discuss how religion impacts intercultural interactions. How can it act as a barrier to intercultural
communication?
2. Compare and contrast the relationship of Islam to Arab culture and Christianity to Western culture.
3. Examine how contemporary U.S. society can be seen from the perspective of fundamentalist Islam.
4. Discuss the role of social media in bringing change to the Middle East.
5. Of all the chapters in this textbook, the author has received the most e-mails about this chapter. About
half complain that the chapter is anti-Muslim; about half that the chapter is pro-Muslim. Why do you
think this chapter has generated the most feedback? How would you advise the author to respond?
What are the implications of this response?
