UNITED STATES MILITARY TRAINING FOR CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION

Abstract

The armed forces currently employ a wide variety of programs which have either the cognitive objective of preparing individuals to understand foreign areas and peoples better or the behavioral objective of preparing individuals to interact more effectively with members of other cultures. To expedite an overall view of these programs -- an assessment of the current state of the art -- they are divided into area study programs, interaction skill programs, and multi-media programs. The bulk of the research supported by the military has been concentrated on developing methods of training people to interact effectively. Such concepts as the contrast American, personal response, and the culture assimilator suggest ways of 'sensitizing' Americans to the values and interpersonal behavioral modes of non-Americans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 04, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688927

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  • Robert D. Campbell

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  • Biomedical

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  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Community Relations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Job Training
  • Military Training
  • Overseas
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Psychology

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