Chapter Five . Explain the symbolic and arbitrary nature of language.. Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and explain how it illustrates the connection between language and culture.

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Chapter Five . Explain the symbolic and arbitrary nature of language.. Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis and explain how it illustrates the connection between language and culture.
3. Define euphemism and explain its purpose in social interaction.
4. What is the process of persuasion? Discuss how you utilize persuasion on a daily basis either at school, work or with your family.
5. Compare and contrast I-statements and you-statements

In what ways has your self-concept changed over the course of your adolescent and adult life? What parts of your self-concept have remained relatively constant?   Of the three types of face needs—fellowship face, competence face, autonomy face—which is the most important to you? Under what circumstances do the others become more important?

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In what ways has your self-concept changed over the course of your adolescent and adult life? What parts of your self-concept have remained relatively constant?   Of the three types of face needs—fellowship face, competence face, autonomy face—which is the most important to you? Under what circumstances do the others become more important?
3. Define self-monitoring and articulate the pros and cons of being a high self-monitor.
4. Discuss the risks of self-disclosure, using concrete examples.
5. Explain how self-esteem is affected by culture and gender.

In what ways has your self-concept changed over the course of your adolescent and adult life? What parts of your self-concept have remained relatively constant?  Of the three types of face needs—fellowship face, competence face, autonomy face—which is the most important to you? Under what circumstances do the others become more important?

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In what ways has your self-concept changed over the course of your adolescent and adult life? What parts of your self-concept have remained relatively constant?  Of the three types of face needs—fellowship face, competence face, autonomy face—which is the most important to you? Under what circumstances do the others become more important?
3. Define self-monitoring and articulate the pros and cons of being a high self-monitor.
4. Discuss the risks of self-disclosure, using concrete examples.
5. Explain how self-esteem is affected by culture and gender.

Explain how communication contributes to physical health and well-being.  What are the basic 5 “needs” fulfilled in competent interpersonal communication?

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Explain how communication contributes to physical health and well-being.  What are the basic 5 “needs” fulfilled in competent interpersonal communication?
3. Identify ways that good interpersonal communication can improve personal relationships.
4. Define communication competence.
5. Define ethics and discuss the importance of ethical communication.
Chapter Two
1. The United States is sometimes criticized for being as individualistic as it is. What are some positive aspects about growing up in an individualistic culture? In what ways would growing up in a collectivistic culture be better?
2. Are masculinity and femininity different cultures? What are some reasons to think they are?
3. Define ethnocentrism. Have you had any personal experiences with it? Explain.
4. Define the concept of biological sex and differentiate it from gender role.
5. Discuss gender differences in the expression of emotion and note how they differ according to the type of emotion being examined

Patrilineality: How does the boy protagonist of the Ambiguous Adventure (Samba Diallo) exhibit some of the same ruptures of patrilineality that are experienced by the protagonists of the Poor Christ of Bomba (Denis) and the Suns of Independence (Fama)? All are the end-of-the-line of their male lineages.

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Patrilineality: How does the boy protagonist of the Ambiguous Adventure (Samba Diallo) exhibit some of the same ruptures of patrilineality that are experienced by the protagonists of the Poor Christ of Bomba (Denis) and the Suns of Independence (Fama)? All are the end-of-the-line of their male lineages. All have multiple fathers. All face tragic career and educational choices? What accounts for these consistencies? [Remember to avoid summary. Analyze!]

Self-Referentiality: How is Kane’s text self-referential? In other words, how is this a written discourse on writing itself? How does the text reveal the mechanisms of its own construction? Discuss the significance of reading a novel that is about writing. Notice how the text begins with the protagonist reading and reciting the Koran.

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Self-Referentiality: How is Kane’s text self-referential? In other words, how is this a written discourse on writing itself? How does the text reveal the mechanisms of its own construction? Discuss the significance of reading a novel that is about writing. Notice how the text begins with the protagonist reading and reciting the Koran. How does this help our identification with the main character, given that we are both “readers?” Consider how Chapter 7 is an embedded letter. Address possible connections to the self-referentiality of writing in the journal entries of an earlier text: Bèti’s The Poor Christ of Bomba.