Journal 4.3: The Impact of Popular Culture and Social Media
Completion requirements
- 4a Explain the strategies of intercultural communication competence (CLO 6)
- 4b Apply intercultural communication competence strategies (CLO 6)
- 4c Evaluate the outcomes of interpersonal interactions between people of different cultures (CLO 1, CLO 3, CLO 4)
- 4d Analyze how popular culture and media impact intercultural communication (CLO 1, CLO 4)
Journal 4.3: The Impact of Popular Culture and Social Media
Return to your course journal and respond under the Journal 4.3 — The Impact of Popular Culture and Social Media heading:
- How do we learn about places where we have never been? Give several examples where popular culture (like social media, magazines, videos, or influencers) has influenced your understanding of a culture or place that you have no direct experience with, and how that aspect of popular culture has impacted you.
- We all have our "favorite" forms of popular culture (like Instagram or Snapchat over Facebook, or texting over phone calls). Explain why you have selected some forms of popular culture over others.
- Some people actively resist ALL or selective parts of popular culture. Do you resist popular culture? What parts? Explain why.
- What factors about being a tourist do you think would affect you the most as a tourist in another culture? Could you prepare for potentially challenging experiences? What could you do?
- How has social media impacted your tourist experiences? Do you feel compelled to take certain pictures when you visit places so that you can "share" with your friends? Have you taken trips inspired by social media? Do you like to read social media reviews before or during your trip?