Attitudes Toward Cultural Difference Exercises

Part One

Think of these stages for each one and answer the questions in the spaces below:

I. DENIAL

1. Can you think of anyone you know who is in this stage?

2. Have you ever exhibited any of the behaviors associated with this stage? If yes, briefly describe.

II. DEFENSE

1. Can you think of anyone you know who is in this stage?

2. Have you ever exhibited any of the behaviors associated with this stage? If yes, briefly describe.

III. MINIMIZATION

1. Can you think of anyone you know who is in this stage?

2. Have you ever exhibited any of the behaviors associated with this stage? If yes, briefly describe.

IV. ACCEPTANCE

1. Can you think of anyone you know who is in this stage?

2. Have you ever exhibited any of the behaviors associated with this stage? If yes, briefly describe.

V. & VI. ADAPTATION AND INTEGRATION

1. Can you think of anyone you know who is in this stage?

2. Have you ever exhibited any of the behaviors associated with this stage? If yes, briefly describe.

How did you move from the stage or stages you were in before to the stage you are in now?

Consider for a moment two or three PCVs you have met in this country and know fairly well. What stages are they in? Are they all in the same stage? What do you think accounts for any differences?

PART TWO

Reread Jan's "Dear Friends" letter at the beginning of this chapter. At various points in this letter, Jan describes certain behaviors or attitudes that clearly place her in one or the other of all six stages outlined above. In the exercise below, you are asked to match each stage with a paragraph from her letter:

I. DENIAL-	Paragraph #
II. DEFENSE-	Paragraph #
III. MINIMIZATION-	Paragraph #
IV. ACCEPTANCE-	Paragraph #
V. & VI. ADAPTATION & INTEGRATION-	Paragraph #

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