L'intercomprensione e i pubblici specifici

The dramatic increase of the number of foreign people living in Italy brings about a constant comparison of their cultural profile with that of the native speakers in many communicative situations.Among them, we will focus on those belonging to crucial dominions such as the health service and the penitentiary.The intercultural component should be an object of analysis in the health field, more than in other fields, since it is an environment that requires mutual respect, trust and acceptance. Not only immigrants who live in Italy are required to deal with cross-cultural interactions in everyday life, but also native speakers working in the health and penitentiary field are required to be able to interact with people coming from different cultures.Intercultural communication is complex and it develops through mediations and negotiations within a space consisting of many components, a situation, which brings to a redefinition of the concept of identity.It is necessary to be able to generalize the experiences of pluricultural contact without falling into the stereotypes. When dealing with different ethnic groups, this could be a frequent risk.