Clash! : 8 cultural conflicts that make us who we are

Markus, Hazel Rose (author.). Conner, Alana, (author.).

Summary: Markus and Conner show us how cultural backgrounds create and reflect both independence and interdependence--the two basic ways of being a self--which then shape everything from how we run our governments to how we raise our children. They also demonstrate how clashes between independence and interdependence fuel most of today's pressing conflicts, and then offer solutions to many of the problems that plague our workplaces, schools, and relationships.

Record details

ISBN: 9781594630989
ISBN: 1594630984
Physical Description: print
xxiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Hudson Street Press, [2013]
Copyright: ©2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-283) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: culture trouble -- Hearts and minds, East and West -- A spin through the culture cycle -- Women are from Earth, men are from Earth: gender cultures -- Color lines: cultures of race and ethnicity -- Class acts: socioeconomic cultures -- States of mind: U.S. regional cultures -- Getting religion: faith cultures -- Love's labour's lost: workplace cultures -- Economic equator: cultures of the global north and south -- Self-made: the culture of you.