Cultures are equal in the sense that they are simply the different ways people live together in their context. Cultures differ in how they accomplish the task of empowering people to prosper together in their physical and historical environments. In a reference manual for global travelers or those encountering different cultures closer to home, Karl Noren provides diverse points of view that are essential to attaining a more complete understanding of people, cultures, and why things don't work the same way in different places. While reminding of the historical and sociological complexities of cultures that are multifaceted, contextually adaptive, and continually changing, Noren explores insider and outsider advantages; a variety of cultures including Eastern, Western, Imperialistic, and people-oriented; fatalist and possibilist worldviews; patriarchal and matriarchal societies; the most important cultural dimensions; and much more. The Outsider Advantage promotes cross-cultural understanding for those who want to learn more about the beauty of diverse people and ways of living.
