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Professor Soya
Com 1101
6 April 2017
In the United States of America today, it is common to come across humans from
multiple nationalities gathered in one place. Different languages, upbringings and backgrounds
now living around each other. Statistics show that one in four Americans is hispanic or a person
of colour (Williams, 1994). This clash of culture has led to what has become a major global
development. In Africa and other continents and countries, culture clashes have been
commonplace. Thousands of different ethnic groups living in close proximity. The cases of
xenophobia and ethnocentrism on the African continent has spread to far away America.
In today's news, we have become accustomed to getting reports about violence and
conflict between many different communities and cultures. It is seemingly more and more
difficult to coexist here in America. What steps can be taken to reduce cross-cultural conflict in
the United States of America? The steps include but are not limited to Education of the masses is
a major step in cross-cultural conflict resolution. Dialogue is also another key step in the
resolution process. Proper legislation can also play a part in encouraging peaceful coexistence.
Conflicts do not necessarily produce disputes, and disputes do not necessarily arise
result of ignorance and or misconceptions. People do not have to even get in a dispute to begin to
react against one another. The most effective solution to this kind of problem is education of
both parties. Education closes the gap between cultures and encourages coexistence and peaceful
living.
Nigeria, a place with over 250 ethnic groups and languages seems like a cross-cultural
conflict hot zone but it is not. There are a few extremists here and there but the general majority
of the population is peacefully coexisting. From a young age kids are taught to never
discriminate based on ethnicity or language. Once they reach adulthood, the kids have a built in
Resolution Education." Conflict Resolution Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, 2011, pp.
65-84