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Questions

 

1.Go to The Globe. Locate the country of Botswana (in Africa). Take a look at the photograph for the San Tribe.

• After reading the link, summarize the culture of these people.

 

2.Go to The Globe. Locate the country of Ethiopia (in Africa). Take a look at the photograph for the Mursi Tribe.

• After reading the link, summarize the culture of these people.

 

3.Miami depends on tourist income just as much as Thailand does. If tourism to Thailand is an ethical issue, can the same be said about tourism to Miami? (CH – Future Outlooks)

• Define Intercultural Competence and explain which components of the chapter are at play here—be specific and relate it to this scenario.

 

• Suppose a foreigner (who was only an acquaintance) was visiting you walked into your home and went straight to sleep in the guest room. Would you be insulted? WHY
• Would you be likely to attribute rudeness to the individual, or rudeness to the culture that the person represents? Or would you be more generous and assume the individual was just tired?
• How do you think the visitor feels about being in an unfamiliar place?
• How would your attributions change if the person was quiet and uncommunicative in the morning?
• Is the existence of a language barrier sufficient reason to avoid communication with people from another culture?  (CH – Verbal Communication)