Intercultural communication may come naturally for Lance, anAmerican student who is studying abroad in Israel. Communicatingfor Abe, a student from Portugal may be a bit more difficult. Abe’sculture doesn’t like to discuss personal events so when Lance seesthat Abe is quiet he isn’t exactly sure why.
Fallon was excited to learn more about African culture and thecacao industry. An avid M&M eater, she was shocked to learn howmany child laborers there were in Africa, some as young as 7 yearsold were observed in the video with a machete cutting the pods offthe cacao tree. Fallon was so disgusted that she never ate a pieceof commercial chocolate again, only free-trade consumption movingforward. Fallon became so involved in ending child labor that sheverbally assaulted her classmates when she observed them eatingNestle, Cadbury, and Mars candy in class. What could account forFallon’s behavior?
Select One:
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Privilege
C. Education on Culture
D. Cultural Bias
E. All of the Above
