Individual
Cultural Differences Paper
 
Watch
one of the following films:
 
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Why Did I Get Married
(PG-13)
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Slumdog Millionaire
(R)
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Real Women Have Curves
(PG-13)
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Whale Rider
(PG-13)
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The Princess and the Frog
(G)
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The Kite Runner
(PG-13)
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Brokeback Mountain
(R)
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The Secret Life of Bees
(PG-13)
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Six Degrees of Separation
(R)
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Friends With Money
(R)
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Double Happiness
(PG-13)
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Far From Heaven
(PG-13)
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The Joy Luck Club
(R)
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(PG)
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Soul Food
(R)
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Crash
(2004) (R)
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The Family Stone
(PG-13)
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Like Water for Chocolate
(R)
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Frida
(R)
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Driving Miss Daisy
(PG)
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
(R)
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Smoke Signals
(PG-13)
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The Crying Game
(R)
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(R)
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(PG-13)
 
Write
a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper about the cultural differences portrayed in the film.
 
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Provide specific examples of how both Hall’s perspective of culture as a screen and Hofstede’s five dimensions are reflected in a particular cultural pattern.
 
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Address the following in your paper:
 
o
   
Evaluate both cultural identity and cultural bias within the film.
o
   
Explain the concept of cultural patterns and what types of cultural patterns are exhibited in the film.
 
o
   
Illustrate examples of both verbal and nonverbal intercultural communication within the film. How do these relate to a particular intercultural communication theory?
 
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.