From the movie — Meet the Patels. The movie is available in Netflix.
There are widely different cultural values and traditions surrounding the practices of dating and marriage, and also surrounding the concept of love.
1.How do we see the values of individualism and/or collectivism play out in Ravi’s story Please give 3 examples from the film.
2. What is structural v.s. personal commitment? How do we see these concepts play out in Ravi’s story? Please give 3 examples from the film. Part of being a flexible intercultural communicator is staying true to who we are (our beliefs and values), yet simultaneously being open and flexible to adapting to other cultural practices.
3. Do we see any changes in perspective on dating and marriage in the story? Or maybe flexibility of beliefs and values? Please pick one character and describe how they either did (or did not) experience a change in perspective.
