Introduction to Understanding Latin Americans. CLIC Papers

Abstract

This paper was prepared by the USAF Special Operations School for use in their Latin American Orientation Course. It describes Latin America today in terms of the land, the people, economics, and politics. It explains cultural misconceptions and the roots of Latin culture. It then discusses Latin American values in terms of personalismo and Latin individualism, greetings, invitations, body language, world view, time, machismo, success, and manual labor. It explains teaching and training Latins in terms of the personal relationship, gifts, criticism and praise, reactions to misunderstandings, school scheduling, instructor status, language, lecture notes, group discussions, feedback, exams, and critiques. Finally, it includes a short Spanish language guide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199026

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Central America
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • New York
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Societies
  • South America
  • Students
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.