Minimization/Human Similarity:Recognition and appreciation of superficial cultural differences such as eating customs, etc., while holding that the more important fact is that all human beings are essentially the same in their physiology, such
as the need to eat. Emphasis on commonality of human beings in terms of physiological similarity as a way of approaching different cultures, e.g. “After all, we’re all human.”
Minimization/Universal Values: Emphasis on the similarity of people in terms of some basic values, typically those of one’s own worldview. All human beings may be viewed as subordinate to a particular supernatural being, religion, or social philosophy. (e.g., “We are all children of God, whether we know it or not,” or “All human beings are
subject to the same economic forces.”