Interculture Paper
22, March, 2013 My Name is Khan
“People are alike, and people are different.” This statement is an important concept in learning how to deal with intercultural communication issues, and with today’s population shift it is more important than ever to grasp it. In this essay I will examine how people are alike, and how people are different in relations to intercultural communication. All cultures have some form of language. All culture has social roles based on age and gender. All cultures have laws for controlling social behaviors that impact the entire group. The problem is how can we face thoese problem when we in the different country with everything totally different with your own culture.
During the movie before the 9/11, there were warm relations of Muslims with other religious groups which are seen during the marriage of Rizvan Khan where the attendees were Hindu’s, Muslims and Christians enjoying and celebrating the marriage. They had the same freedom and rights as other citizens of the nation as there was no special airport checking andinterrogating especially for Muslims either in reality or movie. Everyone was treated equal before lawand there was massive immigration of Muslims, and they were treated at equal par with other.
The movie takes a turn when there occurs the 9/11 in which Muslim terrorists were involved. This leads to surge in prejudice against Muslims as a community. Here it must be noted that though only handful of Muslims were actually involved in 9/11 but blame is put on the community as a whole. This is the classic case of out group homo geneity bias. Not only the teacher in the Sam’s school teaches the students that Islam is most violent religion but Sam is continuously killed by his classmates.
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