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Write a 1,050 - word paper about cultural symbols and self-identity and their influence on intercultural communication, which includes the following:

• Description of the four cultural communication practices and their role in intercultural communication with examples of each
• Two examples of communication mishaps directly related to misunderstanding caused by slang, dialect, or nonverbal communication from your own life or from your research
• Description of the concepts of culture referenced in "Latin Dancing?" in the Living Culture section on p. 81 (Ch. 4) of your textbook. How is dancing used as a cultural symbol in this narrative? How is this exchange an example of a cultural moment?
• Think of the cultural symbols affiliated with a group to which you belong, such as a style of dance or a type of music, or another cultural symbol. Do these symbols play a part in the construction of your self-identity? How might self-identification with specific cultural symbols change over time?
• To which theory of identity do you think you belong: identity management theory or communication theory of identity?

Text Book:   

Lind R. A. (2013). Race/gender/class/media 3.0: Considering diversity across audiences, content, and producers (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle Rock, NJ: Pearson.