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Michelle Cha Posted 10 years ago
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Please let me know what they mean.
"When people form groups of any type, a kind of organizational mind-set inevitably sets in. Although members of the group might trumpet their tolerance and celebration of people’s differences, the reality is that those who are markedly different make them feel uncomfortable and insecure, calling the values of the dominant culture into question. This culture will have unwritten standards of correctness that shift with the times we live in. In some environments, physical appearance is important. But generally, the spirit of correctness runs deeper than that. Often unconsciously conforming to the spirit of the man or woman on top, members will share the same values about morals or politics. You can become aware of this group spirit by observing how much people feel the need to display certain opinions or ideas that conform to the standards."
I don't understand the underlined part at all. Can you help me to get it right please?
I don't understand the underlined part at all. Can you help me to get it right please?
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e. if you do Y then you will become aware of X. X = "this group spirit".
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- if you do Y then you will become aware of X.
- X = "this group spirit".
- doing Y = "observing how much [= the extent to which, implied to be a large extent] people feel the need to display certain opinions or ideas that conform to the standards".
- Please let me know if there are further parts you don't understand.
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The overall structure is "You can become aware of X by doing Y", i.e. if you do Y then you will become aware of X.
X = "this group spirit".
doing Y = "observing how much [= the extent to which, implied to be a large extent] people feel the need to display certain opinions or ideas that conform to the standards".
Please let me know if there are further parts you don't und
X = "this group spirit".
doing Y = "observing how much [= the extent to which, implied to be a large extent] people feel the need to display certain opinions or ideas that conform to the standards".
Please let me know if there are further parts you don't und
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Michelle ChaI don't understand the underlined part at all.When a lot of people in a group feel that they should make an effort to agree with the standards of the group, and that they should
You can become aware of this group spirit by observing how much people feel the need to display certain opinions or ideas that conform to the standards."
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