THE CULTURE ASSIMILATOR: AN APPROACH TO CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING

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Abstract:

The construction of self-administered programmed culture training manuals, called culture assimilators, is here described. These programs provide an apparently effective method for assisting members of one culture to interact and adjust successfully with members of another culture. Culture assimilators have been constructed for the Arab countries, Iran, Thailand, Central America, and Greece. The paper describes the steps involved in the development of these programs, as well as briefly reviewing studies validating the culture assimilator programs under laboratory and field conditions.

Author(s):
Fiedler, Fred E. ; Mitchell, Terence R. ; Triandis, Harry C.
Author Organization(s):
WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in cooperation with Illinois Univ., Urbana. DOI: 10.21236/AD0704517
Pagination:
0021

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-70-5
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-67-A-0103-0013
Project Number(s):
NR-177-473
Monitor Series:
DARPA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*CULTURE, *SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, GROUP DYNAMICS, MIDDLE EAST, TRAINING, INTERACTIONS, CENTRAL AMERICA, GREECE, ADJUSTMENT(PSYCHOLOGY), THAILAND, STANDARDS, BEHAVIOR, PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Sociology and Law, Psychology
Keyword(s):
*CULTURE ASSIMILATORS, CROSSCULTURE(SOCIOLOGY)
Report Date:
1970 Apr 01