Instructor Resource
Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, 8e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10: Intercultural Conflict
1. Recall a conflict that you have experienced. How did your cultural background affect how you
handled it?
2. What types of intercultural conflicts occur on your college or university campus? What groups
or cultures have frequent conflicts?
3. Regarding Question #2 above, how do these groups manage and address the conflict?
4. Do you prefer to handle conflict directly or to avoid it altogether?
ETHICS AND INTERCULTURAL CONFLICT
1. Your roommate is friends with an international exchange student from China. Recently, your
roommate and their Chinese friend have been disagreeing about several issues. Your roommate
2. The international students from across the hall from your dorm room have approached you and
3. Your friends from across the hall from your dorm room have approached you and have asked
that you turn down the volume on your music. They’ve indicated that you play your music too
loudly and that it is difficult for them to study. Your response?