Colliding Cultures

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By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, July 20, 2005.
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Trained psychotherapist and amateur anthropologist Audrey McCollum traveled for years to remote parts of Papua New Guinea where she learned why Western traditions, mores, and political structures aren't things that can be exported and imposed but perhaps partially adopted. She tells Host Shay Zeller how one friendship there changed her understanding of many relationships including marriage and casual friendships.

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