Cross-cultural comparisons of religion as “character”: Football and soccer in the United States and Germany

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Butterworth ◽  
Karsten Senkbeil
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparisons

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Cute and Related Concepts in Japan, the United States, and Israel

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402098873
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nittono ◽  
Shiri Lieber-Milo ◽  
Joshua P. Dale
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older People ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Cultural Comparisons

An online survey was conducted to clarify the connotative meanings of the cute and the attitudes toward cuteness in three countries: Japan ( n = 1,000), the United States ( n = 718), and Israel ( n = 437). The results show a remarkable resemblance in respondents’ conceptions of the cute ( kawaii in Japanese and hamud in Hebrew) across countries. Except for slight cultural differences, the following common tendencies were found: (a) Cuteness is highly appreciated and believed to induce positive affective responses, (b) women tend to find things cute more frequently and strongly than men do, (c) animal babies are thought to be cuter than human babies, and (d) infants are found to be cuter when people get older, while older people generally show less positive attitudes toward cuteness. This study provides some evidence that the concept of cuteness and the feelings connected to its perception are universal.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Cute and Related Concepts in Japan, the United States, and Israel

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nittono ◽  
Shiri Lieber Milo ◽  
Joshua Dale
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older People ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Cultural Comparisons

<p>An online survey was conducted to clarify the semantic image of the cute and attitudes toward cuteness in three countries: Japan, the United States, and Israel (total <i>N</i> = 2,155). The results show a remarkable resemblance in respondents’ conceptions of the cute (<i>kawaii</i> in Japanese and <i>hamud</i> in Hebrew) across countries. Several common tendencies were found: (1) Cuteness is highly appreciated and believed to induce positive affective responses, (2) women tend to find things cute more frequently and strongly than men do, (3) animal babies are thought to be cuter than human babies, and (4) infants are found to be cuter when people get older, while older people generally show less positive attitudes toward cuteness. This study demonstrates that the concept of cuteness and the feelings connected to its perception are universal.</p>

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Cute and Related Concepts in Japan, the United States, and Israel

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nittono ◽  
Shiri Lieber Milo ◽  
Joshua Dale
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older People ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Affective Responses ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Cultural Comparisons

<p>An online survey was conducted to clarify the semantic image of the cute and attitudes toward cuteness in three countries: Japan, the United States, and Israel (total <i>N</i> = 2,155). The results show a remarkable resemblance in respondents’ conceptions of the cute (<i>kawaii</i> in Japanese and <i>hamud</i> in Hebrew) across countries. Several common tendencies were found: (1) Cuteness is highly appreciated and believed to induce positive affective responses, (2) women tend to find things cute more frequently and strongly than men do, (3) animal babies are thought to be cuter than human babies, and (4) infants are found to be cuter when people get older, while older people generally show less positive attitudes toward cuteness. This study demonstrates that the concept of cuteness and the feelings connected to its perception are universal.</p>

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