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The key to achieving perfect functional fit and communication, according to Gudykunst and Kim ( 2003 ) is for the immigrant to " unlearn " and " deculturize " ( pp. 360, 379-382 ) themselves and avoid " ethnic communication activities " ( p. 368 ).

According to Gudykunst and Kim ( 2003 ), unfortunately some people have personalities that are inherently less amenable to such deculturization and training and they tend to be " unrealistic ," " functionally unfit ," and " aggressive " ( pp. 368 – 372 ).

Presumably, since Gudykunst and Kim ( 2003 ) define these negative traits as " personality predispositions " ( p. 368 ) or " adaptive predisposition " ( p. 370 ) they could, just as Galton and Pearson proposed, be bred out of the human population through comparison of group statistical means and selective reproduction.

While logic may lead this way, current morality does not.

Gudykunst and Kim ( 2003 ) go more for forced compliance via public education as they argue that the new kind of better person and world they promote can be created by " programming " peoples ' minds ( p. 358 ) through intense socialization so that the cultural patterns they ( Gudykunst and Kim ) evaluate as good are " etched into our nervous systems and become part of our personalities and behavior " ( p. 376 ).