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| Cultural Awareness | 1 |
| Cultural Differences | 1 |
| Empathy | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Humanities | 1 |
| Non Western Civilization | 1 |
| Social Experience | 1 |
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| Undergraduate Study | 1 |
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| Interdisciplinary Humanities | 1 |
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| Shumway, Larry V. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedShumway, Larry V. – Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1997
Discusses the importance of studying non-Western cultures through the humanities and the advantages such study seems to offer in helping students learn about other peoples and how to deal with cultural differences. Believes that above all the humanities provide avenues to developing understanding and empathy for peoples of other cultures. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Empathy, Higher Education
