ESSAY ON: Cross-Cultural Encounter With Puerto Ricans

Number of Pages 6

This research paper: 6 pages in length. Poor, illiterate and predisposed to criminal activity, Puerto Ricans -– like so many other minority populations, are pigeonholed by a stereotype that portrays them as social misfits. Understanding the erroneous nature of such labeling is only half the battle; implementing a change of attitude is still difficult for many who already have such characterization engrained in their minds. Indeed, the capacity for Western culture to embrace ethnic differences has long been a struggle for what is internationally known as the world's melting pot; this intolerant reality is in and of itself responsible for the deeply segregated communities within communities whereby Puerto Ricans and other minority populations find support, respect and acceptance from their own people. Overcoming this detached mindset is only possible if Westerners stop looking at the world through culturally myopic glasses. Bibliography lists 5 sources.


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