Similarities and differences in dream content at the cross-cultural, gender, and individual levels

Development process of any other field is not a quick one. It may come across steps throughout the history. When we compare the European region with the Asian region the situational processes they came across have similarities and differences. Germany is the birthplace of many psychological schools in which Sri Lanka still have some shadow of those schools and keep continuing some parts of psychology adapted from this society. Nevertheless, there are some trends of having own psychological practices affirming the cross-cultural framework. Sri Lankan universities are now trying to give a proper place for Psychology but still the tendency is not adequate compared to the placement given into other disciplines.

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Interpretations, Implications, and Conclusions

10.1093/oso/9780190872472.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Gregory Shushan

Keyword(s):

Cross Cultural ◽

Analytical Comparison ◽

Life After Death ◽

Attitudes Toward Death ◽

Revitalization Movements ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

The Cross ◽

Interdisciplinary Theory ◽

Near Death Experiences ◽

Afterlife Beliefs

An analytical comparison is made of the near-death experiences (NDEs), afterlife beliefs, and myths in the three regions, in relation to their shamanic practices, funerary rituals, revitalization movements, and attitudes toward death and the dead. In order to explain the cross-cultural similarities and differences in all their manifestations, a comprehensive interdisciplinary theory is put forth. The experiential source hypothesis is combined with elements from the psychological, cognitive, social, and historical sciences. Beyond the three regions, despite general thematic similarities worldwide, certain NDE themes occur only in indigenous societies, while some occur in seemingly random unrelated pairs of cultures. Philosophical implications for beliefs in life after death are explored in light of the cross-cultural evidence, and models of the nature of a possible afterlife are discussed. The implications of the study for contemporary historiographical and epistemological issues are also put forth.

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Metaphor and metonymy in Chinese and American political cartoons (2018–2019) about the Sino-US trade conflict

Pragmatics & Cognition ◽

10.1075/pc.20013.zha ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 474-499

Author(s):

Cun Zhang ◽

Charles Forceville

Keyword(s):

Meaning Making ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Political Cartoons ◽

Intended Audience ◽

Analytical Instruments ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

The Cross ◽

Complete Interpretation ◽

Metaphor And Metonymy

Abstract Political cartoons make meaning by drawing on scenarios that must be immediately recognizable by their intended audience. Crucial meaning-making mechanisms in these scenarios are verbo-visual ensembles of metaphors and metonymies. In this paper we investigate 69 Chinese and 60 American political cartoons published in 2018 and 2019 that pertain to the two nations’ trade conflict. By examining the cross-cultural similarities and differences between metaphors and metonymies, we chart how Chinese and American cartoonists portray this trade conflict. We end by showing how a complete interpretation of the cartoons requires enrichment with insights provided by yet other analytical instruments.

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Metaphoricity of Lexemes from the Lexical Field Family in English and Porodica in Serbian

Филолог – часопис за језик књижевност и културу ◽

10.21618/fil2022052r ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (22) ◽

pp. 52-67

Author(s):

Biljana Radic Bojanic ◽

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Metaphor ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Space ◽

The Common ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

The Cross ◽

Lexical Field

Relying on the theory of conceptual metaphor, this paper contrastively analyses lexemes from the lexical field family in English (family, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother) and porodica in Serbian (porodica, otac, majka, sin, kći, sestra, brat). The aim of the paper is to establish similarities and differences between metaphorical meanings of these lexemes and, on the basis of that, to determine the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural similarities and differences between these two languages. The analysis is based on the material excerpted from monolingual dictionaries of English and Serbian. Numerous similarities have been established between the lexemes from this lexical field, which is probably a consequence of the common European cultural space and the Christian foundation upon which it rests.

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The Cross-Cultural Equivalence of Parental Rearing Measure: EMBU-C

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.22.2.85 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 85-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Maja Deković ◽

Margreet ten Have ◽

Wilma A.M. Vollebergh ◽

Trees Pels ◽

Annerieke Oosterwegel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Cultural Differences ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Child Rearing ◽

Latent Factors ◽

Immigrant Adolescents ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Parental Rearing ◽

The Cross ◽

Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis

We examined the cross-cultural equivalence of a widely used instrument that assesses perceived parental rearing, the EMBU-C, among native Dutch and immigrant adolescents living in The Netherlands. The results of a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the factor structure of the EMBU-C, consisting of three latent factors (Warmth, Rejection, and Overprotection), and reliabilities of these scales are similar in both samples. These findings lend further support for the factorial and construct validity of this instrument. The comparison of perceived child rearing between native Dutch and immigrant adolescents showed cultural differences in only one of the assessed dimensions: Immigrant adolescents perceive their parents as more overprotective than do Dutch adolescents.

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