Culture clashes
One (1) (CHARACTER) of the modern world is that people increasingly find themselves
living side by side with people from other cultures. While in the past people with different cultures were able
to live quite (2) (SEPARATE), high mobility and freedom of movement mean that we are
more likely today to be confronted with people whose way of life is (3) (FAMILIAR) to us.
In such circumstances, (4) (RACE) is a real danger.
People feel a tremendous (5) (LOYAL) to their own culture, and are often unwilling
to develop an (6) (APPRECIATE) of the positive aspects of other cultures. They may
feel that another culture presents a threat to their own (7) (INHERIT), one that could
even lead to the (8) (APPEAR) of certain aspects of their way of life. Often, however,
this threat is more a matter of (9) (PERCEIVE) than reality and different groups live in
(10) (RELATE) harmony in many parts of the world.
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