COMM311-DEV: Journal 3.1: Intercultural Relationships

3c Analyze the barriers to the development of intercultural relationships (CLO 3)
3d Evaluate competent and incompetent intercultural relationship behaviors (CLO 1, CLO 3)

Journal 3.1: Intercultural Relationships

Return to your course journal and respond under the Journal 3.1 — Intercultural Relationships heading:

Many intercultural communication specialists mention open-mindedness as an attribute necessary for the development of successful intercultural relationships. What are some other attributes or ways of thinking that a person should have in order to develop relationships with culturally different people?
In thinking about your intercultural relationships or co-cultural relationships, what are the communication strategies that you use to reduce uncertainty when interacting?
Quite a high number of intercultural marriages end in divorce. What might be the reasons?
Think about the quote, "without others, there is no self". How do your friends define who you are? Your family? Would an intercultural friend or family member change how you determine the answer to these questions? Why or why not?
Same culture relationships rely on the use of smartphones, texting, and social media to maintain the relationships. Can you build and maintain intercultural relationships using the same strategies? What might be the same and what might be different?

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