Difference refers to the idea that not all identities are alike, nor are all communities and cultures. Some of the readings in Beyond Borders explore the idea that we form our own identities and know ourselves through difference. That is, we define ourselves, cultures, and communities by what they are not. One distinction the textbook also considers is the relationship between intra- and inter-cultural difference. Not all individual members of a community are exactly alike. And certainly, there are all sorts of different communities. How then does a multi-cultural community (a community whose members are different communities) handle difference?

In Beyond Borders: See David Sibley's "Feelings About Difference" and Ronald Takaki's "A Different Mirror."

In Beyond Borders Online: See Web Research Activities, "Identity in Cyberspace."

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