The role of collectivism in modeling the adoption of renewable energies: a cross-cultural approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 2143-2160 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Higueras-Castillo ◽  
F. J. Liébana-Cabanillas ◽  
F. Muñoz-Leiva ◽  
S. Molinillo
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Approach

Reconstruction of communicative stereotype in indirect dialogue of cultures: methodology of studies

10.12737/363 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Силантьева ◽  
Margarita Silanteva
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Approach

The article addresses the main principles and methods of linguistic and cultural approach to reconstructing communicative stereotypes. The author shows the role of philosophical comparative studies in building a conceptual model of communicative stereotype, which makes it possible to define the content of cultural analysis in cross-cultural communication. The article proves the necessity to test their relevance in reference to historical facts in international relations. Studying the concept of ‘a border of constructive dialogues’, the author develops the idea further, introducing the term ‘a zone of transfer to irreversible destructiveness’.

A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Metamotivational Beliefs About Regulatory Focus Task-Motivation Fit

2021 ◽  
pp. 014616722110254
Author(s):  
Tina Nguyen ◽  
Taku Togawa ◽  
Abigail A. Scholer ◽  
David B. Miele ◽  
Kentaro Fujita
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Know How ◽  
Task Motivation ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Do So

Recent metamotivation research revealed that Westerners recognize that promotion versus prevention motivations benefit performance on eager versus vigilant tasks, respectively; that is, they know how to create task-motivation fit with respect to regulatory focus. Westerners also believe that, across tasks, promotion is more beneficial than prevention (i.e., a promotion bias). Adopting a cross-cultural approach, we examined whether beliefs about task-motivation fit generalize across cultures, whether Easterners exhibit a contrasting prevention bias, and the role of independence/interdependence in these beliefs. Results revealed cross-cultural similarities in metamotivational beliefs. Moreover, Easterners and Westerners alike often exhibited a promotion bias, suggesting that this effect may not be shaped by culture. One potential cultural difference did emerge: Easterners appeared to recognize how to create task-motivation fit for both independent and interdependent outcomes, whereas Westerners only recognized how to do so for independent outcomes. We discuss the role of culture in shaping metamotivation.

scholarly journals Migration of a Cultural Concept: Arabian Knighthood and Saladin as a Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Raja Khaleel Al-Khalili ◽  
Maen Ali Al-Maqableh
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The West ◽  
Arabic Poetry ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Cultural Concept

This article is a cross-cultural approach that examines the historical and literary significance of the concept of Arabian knighthood during the Crusades (1095-1292 A.D.) and especially during the period of the Islamic leader Saladin who was famous in the West for his bravery and chivalry. The concept of Arabian knighthood for Saladin embodied characteristics of bravery, chivalry, and altruism which were present in Arabic poetry. As for the West, there was a distinct definition of knighthood; however, it changed after the Crusades and the physical encounter of western fighters with the legendary Saladin. The role of knightly values that Saladin embodied in changing the Western perception of knighthood is illustrated in both the historical and literary narratives of both Islamic and Western origins.

scholarly journals Reciprocity, culture and human cooperation: previous insights and a new cross-cultural experiment

2008 ◽  
Vol 364 (1518) ◽  
pp. 791-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Gächter ◽  
Benedikt Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Strong Inhibitor ◽  
Indirect Reciprocity ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Understanding the proximate and ultimate sources of human cooperation is a fundamental issue in all behavioural sciences. In this paper, we review the experimental evidence on how people solve cooperation problems. Existing studies show without doubt that direct and indirect reciprocity are important determinants of successful cooperation. We also discuss the insights from a large literature on the role of peer punishment in sustaining cooperation. The experiments demonstrate that many people are ‘strong reciprocators’ who are willing to cooperate and punish others even if there are no gains from future cooperation or any other reputational gains. We document this in new one-shot experiments, which we conducted in four cities in Russia and Switzerland. Our cross-cultural approach allows us furthermore to investigate how the cultural background influences strong reciprocity. Our results show that culture has a strong influence on positive and in especially strong negative reciprocity. In particular, we find large cross-cultural differences in ‘antisocial punishment’ of pro-social cooperators. Further cross-cultural research and experiments involving different socio-demographic groups document that the antisocial punishment is much more widespread than previously assumed. Understanding antisocial punishment is an important task for future research because antisocial punishment is a strong inhibitor of cooperation.

A cross-cultural approach to eating together: Practices of commensality among French, German and Spanish young adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giada Danesi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
Eating Practices ◽  
Shared Meals

This article explores commensal practices of French, German and Spanish young adults. In doing so, it aims to fill a gap in research on commensality and on contemporary eating practices in Europe within a qualitative cross-cultural approach. The different nationalities of the informants, along with their country of residence, contribute to emphasizing cultural diversity and laying the foundations for the highlighting of poignant differences between French, German and Spanish young people, particularly in relation to meal times and content, places of food sociability, social organization surrounding shared meals and the role of food sharing in their social life. These aspects reveal different social meanings attached to food and commensality, as well as variability of commensal forms between young people living in or coming from different European countries.

Maintaining harmony across the globe: The cross-cultural role of closeness in interpersonal forgiveness

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Karremans ◽  
Camillo Regalia ◽  
Giorgia Paleari ◽  
Frank Fincham ◽  
Ming Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Interpersonal Forgiveness ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cultural Role

The role of personality in shaping pandemic response: Systemic sociopolitical factors drive country differences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan Siritzky ◽  
David M Condon ◽  
Sara J Weston
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
State Fragility ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
The Relationship

The current study utilizes the current COVID-19 pandemic to highlight the importance of accounting for the influence of external political and economic factors in personality public-health research. We investigated the extent to which systemic factors modify the relationship between personality and pandemic response. Results shed doubt on the cross-cultural generalizability of common big-five factor models. Individual differences only predicted government compliance in autocratic countries and in countries with income inequality. Personality was only predictive of mental health outcomes under conditions of state fragility and autocracy. Finally, there was little evidence that the big five traits were associated with preventive behaviors. Our ability to use individual differences to understand policy-relevant outcomes changes based on environmental factors and must be assessed on a trait-by-trait basis, thus supporting the inclusion of systemic political and economic factors in individual differences models.

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