advanced intercultural communication/ Ch 4: Worldview

• Your original post with sources (1 point *10 chapters): Create your answers with numbers to all questions.
• 1) Write more than 300 words and 2) cite sources from the textbook (please add specific page numbers, not just chapter 1 or the authors’ name and the year of the publication). There will be a penalty if you answer the questions in less than 300 words and without citing sources from the text. (A: 1 point / B: 0.8 points / C: 0.6 points)
• 2) Read your classmates’ posts and respond to one of them. Please write more than 150 words. (0.5 points * 10 chapters; A: 0.5 points/ B: 0.4 points/ C: 0.3 points).
• Response posts should advance the discussion of the topic or idea. To create a meaningful response post, please check the options below:
• Agree/disagree: explain why you agree or disagree
• Reply to a question: When a peer poses a question, you can reply to it with sources from the text or your other readings/experiences.
• Ask further questions. You can ask for a clear explanation, examples, etc.
• Share something you learned from reading the posting or how the post helped you rethink your perspective.
• Compare to other students’ comments. Discuss how they can be related.

1) If you think of images that are correctly representing our local culture, please share two images here with an explanation of how the local culture/worldview in Georgia and the U.S. is represented well in the images while contrasting with examples of different cultures. (Attach the image files in your posting). Add the page numbers.

2. Based on your experiences, explain how its religious views are linked to Georgia or the U.S.’s lifestyle. Add the page numbers.

3. Since religion touches all aspects of human life, should it be separated from the government? Please give an example to support your point. Please read two articles provided and and cite them in your discussion. Add the page numbers.

Wang, S. C., Raja, A. H., & Azhar, S. (2020). A lot of us have a very difficult time reconciling what being Muslim is: A phenomenological study on the meaning of being Muslim American. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 26(3), 338346. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000297

Evans, J., Starr, K. J., Corichi, M., & Miner, W. (2023, September 12). Buddhism, Islam and religious pluralism in South and Southeast Asia. Pew Research Center.