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来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/07/06 13:39:39
Certain lessons have to be learned the hard way. Some well meaning articles and presentations on cultural differences have a potential to do more harm than good and may not be as amusing. They present, like my bananas, too many generalizations or quite a distorted view.

?Some often-heard generalizations about the Hispanic culture include: Hispanics1 need less personal space, make less eye contact, touch each other more in normal conversation, and are less likely to participate in a meeting. Generalizations are often dangerous, and especially when accompanied by recommendations such as: move closer when talking to Hispanics, make more physical contact, don’t expect participation, and so on.

?Differences between people within any given nation or culture are much greater than differences between groups. Education, social standing, religion, personality, belief structure, past experience, affection shown in the home, and a myriad of other factors will affect human

In the article, the author point that some well known generalization about culture are distorted. And may lead harm rather than good. And learns must be learned from that. While reseachers insist to have commonility to explain different customs/culture based on group rather than individuals. He/She give some examples about Spanish, Maxico, Chile, Russia customs and culture. Ignore those difference may get someone in trouble, especially when those observation are faulty based on.