Edit "General Attitudes" for subjectivity reasons
The “General Attitudes” section needs some attention as it reads as stereotype-driven, particularly the passage about Mexico. If this is to remain, I suggest attribution to a particular author, lest ProQuest be attributed as perpetuating stereotypes.
Elizabeth Snow
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AdminRachel Ligairi
(Admin, ProQuest)
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Thank you for the feedback on the General Attitudes section of the Mexico World Edition Report.
We go to great lengths to assure the accuracy of our World Edition reports. Each World Edition report is written by a native or long-term resident of the country, in coordination with a CultureGrams editor. Writers are selected for their education, knowledge of a national language, experience with different regions and socioeconomic groups, recent residency in the country, and access to current information. Once an acceptable draft is prepared, multiple independent reviewers (also natives or long-term residents) with similar qualifications but varying backgrounds provide additional perspectives and insights before the new text is submitted to a CultureGrams editor for final editing and publication.Regarding the question of attribution: CultureGrams country reports are the result of over a decade of interviews, research, writing, and updating performed by long-term and Native residents of a country in conjunction with the CultureGrams editorial staff. Many Cultural Reviewers of CultureGrams have requested to remain anonymous. Because of this as well as the large number of individuals who have contributed to the creation and updating process of these country reports, we have not included individual attributions.
Having said all of the above, our editors welcome the opportunity to hear from you directly to understand which specific sentences or phrasings you found problematic or inaccurate in the General Attitudes section. Please contact the product manager, Larry Wilkner at larry.wilkner@clarivate.com to continue the conversation.
(Edited by admin)