Discussion Questions

  1. Discuss how unique cultural patterns developed in the United States, a country of immigrants from other nations.
  2. Outline the positive and negative consequences on the environment that have resulted from the U.S. worldview.
  3. Outline the positive and negative consequences that have resulted from each of the U.S. value orientations.
  4. What do you believe is the most significant U.S. cultural pattern in the intercultural communication context?
  5. Analyze the implications of the development of a dominant U.S. culture and of a fragmenting national culture.