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Human Relations for Career and Personal Success Being able to work well with people from other cultures, both outside and inside your own country is important for careers success. When we meet other people whose cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin. Culture and its dialogue are not an element more constitutive of human societies.

Certain underlying factors create problems in developing smooth cross-cultural relations, including communication problems. Ethnocentrism leads to misunderstandings. Paying attention to intergroup factors rather than individual factors leads to problems. Religious practices are also noteworthy.

Understanding and appreciating intercultural differences promotes clearer communication, breaks down barriers, builds trust, strengthens relationships, opens horizons and yields tangible results in terms of business and personal success.

(Taken from http://wps.prenhall.com)

GLOSSARY
underlying – implícito
ethnocentrism – etnocentrismo
intergroup – membros do grupo
strengthen – fortalecer
yield – promover, produzir

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Sometime this August, a six-wheeled, sedan-size Mars rover named “Curiosity” should begin rolling across the surface of the Red Planet. The vehicle, carried to its destination aboard the Mars Science Laboratory, will start its journey on the floor of Gale Crater, a 96-milewide depression marked with channels suggesting a watery past. The rover will relay the data collected back to Earth, scientists will gain insight into Mars composition and potential for life.

(Adapted from discovermagazine.com)

GLOSSARY
rover – veículo usado para explorar o solo de planetas

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Could you or Someone You Care About Have an
Eating Disorder?

In a culture where thinness is too often equated with physical attractiveness, success, and happiness, nearly everyone has dealt with issues regarding the effect their weight and body shape can have on their self-image. However, eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive eating, and obesity, are not about dieting or vanity; they’re complex psychological disorders in which individual’s eating patterns are developed – and then habitually maintained – in an attempt to cope with other problems in their life. Eating disorders know no class, cultural, or gender boundaries and can affect men, women, adolescents, and even children, from all walks of life.

(Taken from www.eatingdisorder.com)

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