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− | '''Sociability''' is the ability to be fond of the company of others, people who are sociable are inclined to |
+ | '''Sociability''' is a [[personality trait]], the ability to be fond of the company of others, people who are sociable are inclined to seek out the oppurtunity of social contact with others. |
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A prominent example is '''ethnic sociability''' which is a measure of the degree to which certain ethnic groups are able to interact with people from other ethnic groups. Often non-English speaking immigrants are unable to communicate effectively with English speaking citizens of North America due to language barriers which leads to an unintended low ethnic sociability. |
A prominent example is '''ethnic sociability''' which is a measure of the degree to which certain ethnic groups are able to interact with people from other ethnic groups. Often non-English speaking immigrants are unable to communicate effectively with English speaking citizens of North America due to language barriers which leads to an unintended low ethnic sociability. |
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Sociability is a personality trait, the ability to be fond of the company of others, people who are sociable are inclined to seek out the oppurtunity of social contact with others. . A prominent example is ethnic sociability which is a measure of the degree to which certain ethnic groups are able to interact with people from other ethnic groups. Often non-English speaking immigrants are unable to communicate effectively with English speaking citizens of North America due to language barriers which leads to an unintended low ethnic sociability.