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·Oct 30, 2020

Allison,

It’s harmful!

Reflection — - you are woman but people expect you to behave like a man because it’s a man’s world.

Thanks for the excellent article!

…eone code-switches, they want approval. Otherwise, they would speak how they feel most comfortable. Code-switching causes more harm than good because it creates tension between self-expression and social acceptance.

How Code-Switching Causes More Harm Than Good
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