Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - And Cold - Climate Cultures Author: Visit Amazon's Sarah A. Lanier Page | Language: English | ISBN:
158158072X | Format: EPUB
Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot - And Cold - Climate Cultures Description
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- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: Mc Dougal Publishing Company (February 1, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 158158072X
- ISBN-13: 978-1581580723
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
Sarah A. Lanier, Foreign to Familiar (Hagerstown, MD: McDougal Publishing,
2000), 128pp.
In her book Foreign to Familiar, Sarah Lanier seeks to aid the reader in
cross-cultural communication and relationships by highlighting the differences
between hot- and cold-climate cultures. While these concepts are unfamiliar to
most readers, Lanier quickly introduces and defines the categories before
discussing them in detail. Having lived in the Middle East, South America, Africa,
Europe, and New Zealand, Lanier (who is American) is certainly qualified to
address the issue. The reader gets the impression while reading that this book is
the fruit of her own experiences and frequent lectures on the subject in
different settings.
According to Lanier, "the population of the entire world can roughly be
divided into two parts. The two groups represented are 'hot-climate'
(relationship-based) cultures and 'cold-climate' (task-oriented) cultures" (15-16). Lanier
recognizes there may some overlap in the two categories, and cites one unnamed
person who suggested that she use the terms "hot/tribal" and "cold/urban"
(127). She also recognizes that personalities differ within each culture (128).
The primary distinction between the two cultures is that of relational focus as
opposed to task focus. Those in the warm-climates tend to emphasize the
relationships involved between individuals while those in cold-climates focus on the
efficient performance of tasks.
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