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Department of English, History, and Interdisciplinary Studies

Intercultural Communication

COM 201D2 (Summer Session 2026)

LEARNING ACTIVITY

CHAPTER ELEVEN

OBJECTIVE: You will review social media and its impact on culture.

1. In what ways is social media effective in managing intercultural conflict?

2. Define the following key concepts:

a. Social media affordance

b. Hybridized cultural identity

c. Virtual community

d. Indigenous framework

e. Platform society

f. Digital divide

3. Which social media platforms do you use most every day and why?

4. What do you feel are the positive and negative impacts of social media on different cultures?

5. Define digital activism and list its five aspects.