Medical Anthropology Quarterly: International Journal for the Analysis of Health publishes research and theory in the field of medical anthropology. This field is broadly taken to include all ...

We all have an internal list of those we still don't understand, let alone appreciate. We all have biases, even prejudices, toward specific groups. In our workshops we ask people to gather in pairs ...

Lack of cross-cultural awareness leads to misunderstandings, mistrust, and less effective patient care for certain patient populations. Beliefs in traditional medicine and the absence of programs that ...

“My spouse and I come from different cultural backgrounds, with different perspectives, upbringings, and experiences. We love each other, but our biggest cultural divide is how we communicate. Since ...

Cultural intelligence, communication training and empathy help global teams overcome conflict and foster stronger ...

During a business trip in the Asia-Pacific region a few years ago, I witnessed firsthand how a seemingly minor cultural misunderstanding can derail even the most well-intentioned strategies in the ...

New research into the different ways that English and Polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural ...

When I first heard the noise, I almost called 911. It sounded like my downstairs neighbor was bashing his wife against a wall. But I couldn't imagine Gion(ph), a gentle pacifist Sikh, hurting his kind ...

As a teenager fresh from China, Zitong Jia never intended to become a social media phenomenon. She arrived in the United States at fifteen to attend high school, armed with curiosity and the everyday ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook For the winter 2020 term, the Ross School of Business is offering a new cross-cultural business ...