Instructor Resource
Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, 8e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: The Perceptual Context
1. What are your initial impressions when you think about people from different cultures?
2. When you meet someone from a different culture, what do you remember about them?
3. Although difficult to admit, what are some of the stereotypes you hold about people from
other cultures?
4. What are some of the stereotypes others hold about you and your cultural group?
ETHICS AND THE PERCEPTUAL CONTEXT
Below are some situations for your students to consider that take into account concepts from
Chapter Five.
1. You are having a party at your dorm/apartment tonight. What groups of people will you not
2. The author of this book was once at a restaurant in France and asked the waiter how an item
on the menu was prepared. The waiter responded in a gruff tone “Well, you’re an American, you
3. At a local gas station/convenience store a sign on the door reads: “No more than four students
allowed in at any time.” Why might the store owner have displayed this sign?