In one of the last sections of the chapter (“Cultural Variation or Stereotype?”), it talks about how the cultural variations we have in our nonverbal behaviors might lead to stereotyping. It says that nonverbal behaviors can often trigger prejudice and it can often communicate prejudice. Based on this section of the chapter and the lecture, address the following questions in your discussion post.
Do you feel the statements made in the section about nonverbal behaviors both triggering and communicating prejudice (or stereotyping) are accurate? Why or why not? Give examples.
If you do feel these statements are accurate, what can we as communicators do to eliminate or lessen this?
Response options to other students’ posts (Response Due Date–Saturday, Mar 30 [2 responses @ 5pts each =10 points])
When responding to your fellow classmates’ posts, consider the following questions/comments (you can choose one or both possible ways to respond): (You need to respond to two classmate’s initial posts, but feel free to respond to more if you’d like.)
Do you agree with what they said about whether or not our nonverbal behaviors can either trigger or communicate prejudice? Why or why not?
Or, start your response with, “I really like what you said here because…” OR “I can relate to what you said here because…”
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