Write a research paper on Is the United States a tossed salad or a melting pot.1.Define the term culture. 2.How best would you describe the American culture? 3.Define microcultures/co cultures. How do microcultures or cocultures impact and influence the larger dominate American culture? 4.Define individualist and collectivist cultures and explain their existence and patterns in the American culture. 5.What is the American value orientation? How is it different or the same as value orientations of some microcultures or co-cultures in the American society? 6.How do you think your own perceptual disposition (your attitudes, motivations and emotions) impact your ability to interact with people outside of your cultural group? Does your perceptual disposition make it hard or easy to engage with people outside of your group? 7.Explain the difference between high context and low context cultures and give examples of each of these. Where does the American culture fit? Explain. 8.How best do you think a college student can increase their intercultural communication competence? 9.Finally, restate your answer to the essay question and support your answer with a summary of the info and details you found in your research.
