culture clash

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noun

a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values

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Words nearby culture clash

cultural universal, culturati, culture, culture area, culture center, culture clash, culture complex, cultured, culture diffusion, cultured pearl, culture factor

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How to use culture clash in a sentence

Despite the power of that story, it is the 1960s culture-clash exchanges that make this movie such a delight.
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Reveals the Battle Over Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’|Nico Hines|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The sartorial culture clash is a foreshadowing: mama slaps Louis and kicks him out of the house.
Oprah Winfrey’s Fashion Evolution in ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’|Isabel Wilkinson|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of course one thing was missing from the culture clash over Cold War Elvis: Elvis himself.
Elvis Presley: America’s Secret Weapon in the Cold War|Jon Wiener|October 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The standard explanation of this culture clash is that developing nations have just not caught up with the West.
Could an African LGBT Activist Win the Nobel Peace Prize?|Jay Michaelson|May 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

This generational culture clash is already driving our politics.
Glenn Beck is the White Malcolm X|Reihan Salam|August 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST