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The girl at the baggage claim : explaining the East-West culture gap / Gish Jen. by Jen, Gish Alfred A. Knopf, c2017. Call #: 303.482 J51g Subjects East and West.   Social psychology.   Culture conflict.   International relations. ISBN:  9781101947821 (hc) 1101947829 (hc) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xviii, 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-295) and index. Contents:  Part I: We edit the world. Three edits ; A telling irritation ; Some helpful background ; The asian paradox -- Part II: The flexi-self. What is a flexi-self? ; Boundary blurring ; The genius and the master ; Testing, testing ; Patterns and training -- Part III: The big pit self. How WEIRD we are ; America, an explanation -- Part IV: Meetings and mixings. Our talking, our selves ; In praise of Ambidependence ; Greatness in two flavors. Summary:  A study of the different idea Asians and Westerners have of the self and how this plays out in our differing approaches to art, learning, politics, business, and almost everything else. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 303.482 J51g Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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