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The
Others
[LINEAL]
Ego
[HIRARCHI
CAL]
etnocentrism
The
Others
implicature
Interpretive
frame
Cultural index
Stereotyping
Originates from connotation
It is OVERGENERALIZATION
We have to avoid stereotyping, but
our patient is expected to be
stereotyping
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Adlers Checklist on
stereotypes:
Cross-Cultural Learning
Start with openness to the Other
Willing to learn the culture of the
Other
Moving away from stereotypes
(moving from automatic processing of
information to more controlled
processing)
Cross-Cultural Learning
Understand the culture of the Other
means understanding ourselves
cross-cultural learning is a
prerequisite of good cross-cultural
communication
Doctor-patient interaction is basically
cross-cultural communication.
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