scholarly journals Is cultural logic an appropriate concept? A semiotic perspective on the study of culture and logic

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-464
Author(s):  
Sadeq Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Cultural Logic ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Processing Level ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Semiotic Perspective ◽  
Made In

It is argued that (a) the question of ‘cultural logic’ is a valid inquiry for disciplines seeking to comprehend and compare mental processes across cultures, and (b) semiotics, as the science of studying signs and signification, is an appropriate means of approaching the question of cultural logic. It is suggested that a shift needs to be made in studying reasoning across cultures from the traditional value-oriented methods of judgment to a meaningoriented assessment. Traditional methods of cross-cultural comparison are suggested to be flawed in their attempt to develop a psychological account of why different cultural societies can draw different conclusions from ‘similar’ data, because they typically do not take into account the culturally-specific processes of ‘meaning’ and semiosis. These processes, it is argued, cause input data to develop differentially from one semiotic context to another. In other words, before reaching the cognitive processing level data is already shaped by the semiotic context, thus what is processed cognitively by two individuals in two cultural/semiotic contexts is no longer ‘the same.’ A semiotically conceived notion of cultural logic is therefore a crucial factor in any cross-cultural study of cognitive and psychological systems.

Psychiatric Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Singapore a Cross-cultural Comparison

1991 ◽  
Vol 159 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lionel Chee-Chong Lim ◽  
Tock-Eng Lee ◽  
Mee-Ling Boey
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Aetiological Factor ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Patient’S Perception ◽  
Oriental Population

In a case-control, cross-cultural study of the psychiatric morbidity of systemic lupus erythematosus in an Oriental population, 30 patients suffering from SLE and 29 controls with rheumatoid arthritis were interviewed. The SLE patients in Singapore exhibited greater psychiatric morbidity than their Western counterparts. Significant correlation was observed between psychiatric morbidity and the clinical disease activity. The patient's perception of the severity of arthritis, myalgia and dermatological lesions was an important aetiological factor. Culturally determined, disease-related psychological stresses also contributed to the psychopathology.

scholarly journals Cultural Homogeneity and Happiness: A Cross-Cultural Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Sharma ◽  
Tonmoy Haldar
Keyword(s):  
Group Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Fourth Group ◽  
Cultural Heterogeneity ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Sample Count ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

The research was conducted on finding a relationship between cultural homogeneity and happiness through a cross-cultural comparison, existing literature on both culture and happiness was analyzed to understand the theoretical relationship existing between the two variables. A total of 801 samples were taken from more than 50 countries, out of which 510 identified as Female, 248 identified as Male, and about 40 identified as Non-binary. The samples were then further grouped into 4 categories on the basis of nationality and cultural homogeneity, the group which was cultural homogeneous on the basis of nationality was japan, this group had about 99 samples, there were two groups for cultural heterogeneity on the basis of nationality, they were Indian and American, the sample count for both was 270 and 99 respectively, the fourth group was an amalgamation of all the other countries in different numbers in one group to be used as a reference, the sample count of it was 223. The data was then further analyzed and interpreted to shed light on the relationship between the variables, the negative aspects of multiculturalism were found to be the reasons regarding high contrast in happiness in the inter-group analysis.

A cross-cultural study of metaphoric imagery in Shakespeare’s Macbeth

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Reza Ghanooni
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Frames Of Reference ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Source Text ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Literary Device ◽  
Canonical Texts

Metaphor is an important literary device, and its translation poses the challenge of switching between different cultural, conceptual, and linguistic frames of reference. This study uses cross-cultural comparison to investigate the metaphoric imagery used in six translations of Shakespeare’s Macbeth into three languages: French, Italian, and Persian. To accomplish the aims of the study, metaphoric images in this play were identified in the source and target texts and then subjected to comparative analysis using Newmark’s categorization of strategies for translating metaphors. After analyzing the translations in the above-mentioned languages, it became apparent that all the translators, including the two Persian translators, tended to retain the same metaphoric images as in the source text. This is somewhat surprising given the greater linguistic and cultural distance between English and Persian. The findings suggest that the literal treatment of metaphors — and not their explicitation — may be a translation universal, at least in regard to canonical texts.

A Cross-Cultural Study of “Made in” Concepts

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Cattin ◽  
Alain Jolibert ◽  
Colleen Lohnes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Made In

scholarly journals Cultural Homogeneity and Happiness: A Cross-Cultural Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayank Sharma ◽  
Tonmoy Haldar
Keyword(s):  
Group Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Fourth Group ◽  
Cultural Heterogeneity ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Sample Count ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

The research was conducted on finding a relationship between cultural homogeneity and happiness through a cross-cultural comparison, existing literature on both culture and happiness was analyzed to understand the theoretical relationship existing between the two variables. A total of 801 samples were taken from more than 50 countries, out of which 510 identified as Female, 248 identified as Male, and about 40 identified as Non-binary. The samples were then further grouped into 4 categories on the basis of nationality and cultural homogeneity, the group which was cultural homogeneous on the basis of nationality was japan, this group had about 99 samples, there were two groups for cultural heterogeneity on the basis of nationality, they were Indian and American, the sample count for both was 270 and 99 respectively, the fourth group was an amalgamation of all the other countries in different numbers in one group to be used as a reference, the sample count of it was 223. The data was then further analyzed and interpreted to shed light on the relationship between the variables, the negative aspects of multiculturalism were found to be the reasons regarding high contrast in happiness in the inter-group analysis.

scholarly journals How sport and its values are perceived by adults in the USA and Ukraine: a cross-cultural comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Iryna Turchyk ◽  
Olha Romanchuk ◽  
Natalija Sorokolit ◽  
Volodymyr Kemin ◽  
Mykola Lukjanchenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Institutions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Ukrainian Society

Abstract There are practically no cross-cultural studies in the field of physical education and sport with Ukrainian society as the object of research. However, there is a particular and obvious interest to research not only young people as a major strategic resource for any state, but also adults, including parents. The main purpose of the study is to identify common and different features of the attitude toward sport and its axiological component in the Ukrainian and American societies. A total of 500 adults aged 18-64 (196 men and 304 women) participated in the national survey, with the majority being Ukrainian school teachers. The results obtained from the study were compared with the results of a study conducted in the United States. It should be noted that in our study, we only selected questions from the American questionnaire that solely addressed adults’ perceptions of sport and its values. We did not choose other questions. Mathematical processing of the survey indicators was carried out using the computer program SPSS. The result of the research is a comparison of statements from adults of both countries regarding the actual and potential impact of social institutions on the youth; their statements about sport; values or principles that may or may not be important in sport; the extent of sport’s actual influence on the formation of values; the values adults hope their children will learn from participating in sport; and statements about the importance of values from adults who are actively involved in sport. The results of the cross-cultural study among adults in the USA and Ukraine indicate that there is both an identical idea of certain values in sport and a different vision due to, in our opinion, the divergence of cultural traditions and the status of sport in the countries.

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Study of Justice Sensitivity and Its Consequences for Cooperation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 899-907
Author(s):  
Anna Baumert ◽  
Simona Maltese ◽  
Dorota Reis ◽  
Colin MacLeod ◽  
Roseann Tan-Mansukhani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Trust Game ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Justice Sensitivity ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

In Western samples, individuals differ systematically in the importance they assign to matters of justice and injustice, and dispositional Justice Sensitivity can be differentiated according to the perspectives of victim, observer, beneficiary, and perpetrator. In a cross-cultural comparison between the Philippines, Germany, and Australia ( N = 677 students), we investigated whether Justice Sensitivity can be equivalently described by these four perspectives, whether measurement instruments have invariant psychometric properties, and whether the psychological relevance of the Justice Sensitivity perspectives for cooperation behavior differs between these cultural contexts. The results of multigroup confirmatory factor analyses support weak measurement invariance and invariant associations between Justice Sensitivity perspectives and trust game decisions. Across cultures, victim sensitivity predicted reluctance to cooperate under threat of exploitation, and observer, beneficiary, and perpetrator sensitivities predicted cooperation under temptation. Our study extends insight into Justice Sensitivity to underresearched cultural contexts of urban and rural Philippines.

Of Frames and Cultures - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of TV Newscasts

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Senokozlieva ◽  
Oliver Fischer ◽  
Gary Bente ◽  
Nicole Krämer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Tv News ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. TV news are essentially cultural phenomena. Previous research suggests that the often-overlooked formal and implicit characteristics of newscasts may be systematically related to culture-specific characteristics. Investigating these characteristics by means of a frame-by-frame content analysis is identified as a particularly promising methodological approach. To examine the relationship between culture and selected formal characteristics of newscasts, we present an explorative study that compares material from the USA, the Arab world, and Germany. Results indicate that there are many significant differences, some of which are in line with expectations derived from cultural specifics. Specifically, we argue that the number of persons presented as well as the context in which they are presented can be interpreted as indicators of Individualism/Collectivism. The conclusions underline the validity of the chosen methodological approach, but also demonstrate the need for more comprehensive and theory-driven category schemes.

Measurement Invariance of a Universal Behavioral Screener Across Samples From the USA and Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gino Casale ◽  
Robert J. Volpe ◽  
Brian Daniels ◽  
Thomas Hennemann ◽  
Amy M. Briesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Universal Screener ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Usa

Abstract. The current study examines the item and scalar equivalence of an abbreviated school-based universal screener that was cross-culturally translated and adapted from English into German. The instrument was designed to assess student behavior problems that impact classroom learning. Participants were 1,346 K-6 grade students from the US (n = 390, Mage = 9.23, 38.5% female) and Germany (n = 956, Mage = 8.04, 40.1% female). Measurement invariance was tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across students from the US and Germany. Results support full scalar invariance between students from the US and Germany (df = 266, χ2 = 790.141, Δχ2 = 6.9, p < .001, CFI = 0.976, ΔCFI = 0.000, RMSEA = 0.052, ΔRMSEA = −0.003) indicating that the factor structure, the factor loadings, and the item thresholds are comparable across samples. This finding implies that a full cross-cultural comparison including latent factor means and structural coefficients between the US and the German version of the abbreviated screener is possible. Therefore, the tool can be used in German schools as well as for cross-cultural research purposes between the US and Germany.

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