Topic: Cultural Imperialism (Cross- Cultural Competency)

Details: In a two-page short essay answer the following questions: Have you ever had a wrong first impression of someone who had a different background or came from another culture? Has someone from a different back-ground or another culture ever had the wrong first impression of you? When? How? Should a culture have predominance over another? If yes, under what circumstances? What are the consequences of cultural imperialism? Be specific.

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Cultural Imperialism-First Impression

Stereotypes affect everyone’s perception of people from other cultural backgrounds in one or another. Often, people have wrong first impressions of people who belong to other cultures. The false impression is primarily driven by biased beliefs towards exotic cultures.

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