scholarly journals A few ways in which the Vietnamese and Koreans behave differently

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Phan Thai Binh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Korean Culture ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
Native Culture ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Cultural Similarity ◽  
Vietnamese Culture

Korean and Vietnamese cultures are close but not similar. Korean culture is very hierarchic, ritualized, and it emphasizes its monoculture while Vietnamese culture is characterized by its village democracy with less rituals and its resistance to the cultural imposition. The misperception of cultural similarity has made people in the two countries fall into traps of fake similarities and behave the same as in their native culture. Wrong behavior leads to misunderstanding, and misunderstanding leads to conflict. This paper does not compare the behavioral cultures of the two countries but only mentions a few situations in which the Vietnamese and Koreans behave very differently. Awareness of the differences in behavior between the two cultures can resolve the misunderstandings, conflict and increase cultural integration in companies, multicultural families as well as all citizens involved in activities related to the relation between the two cultures.

A Tentative Study of the Presentation of Culture in Present College English Textbooks

2011 ◽  
Vol 63-64 ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Chun Mei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
College English ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
Native Culture ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Foreign Culture ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
English Textbooks

Cultivating students’ intercultural communication competence( ICC) is the focus of college English teaching. As the textbook is seen as the major vehicle to transmit culture, importance has been attached to the presentation of culture in textbooks, which looms large in students’ ICC. Based on two surveys , the author finds that positive aspects of foreign culture and native culture are presented in textbooks, however, foreign culture is so much in proportion to native culture that ultimately results in students’ failure in ICC. Teachers shoul balance two cultures in teaching, and launch a dialogue between them on the basis of the choice , intergration and balanced utilization of the two cultures. With the two-culture-dialogue, students can promote their ICC effectively.

scholarly journals CONFLUENCIA ENTRE CULTURA NATIVA Y BLANCA EN EL TEATRO NATIVO-AMERICANO CONTEMPORÁNEO: GRANDMA Y GRANDPA (1984) DE HANAY GEIOGAMAH

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidoní López Pérez
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
Native Culture ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Culture Performance ◽  
The One

Resumen: Este artículo se centra en las obras teatrales, Grandma y Grandpa (1984) del dramaturgo nativo, Hanay Geiogamah, con la intención de reflejar cómo los personajes indígenas a menudo se encuentran en medio de una confrontación entre la cultura nativa y blanca que intentan reconciliar. Por una parte, es importante para ellos preservar sus tradiciones nativas y su identidad indígena; por otra parte, también ven necesario adaptarse a los cambios y costumbres de la sociedad moderna occidental, consiguiendo así una especie de conciliación entre ambas culturas que les permite asegurar su perpetuidad cultural y existencial a través del teatro nativo contemporáneo. Palabras clave: teatro nativo, tradición nativa, cultura indígena, representación, sociedad occidental.Abstract: This essays focuses on Grandma and Grandpa (1984), two theater plays by the Native playwright, Hanay Geiogamah, in order to reflect how indigenous characters often experience a confrontation between Native and white culture that they try to reconcile. On the one hand, it is important for them to preserve their Native traditions and identity; on the other hand, they are also aware of the necessity of adapting themselves to the changes and customs imposed by modern Western society, whilst achieving a union between the two cultures that allows them to ensure their cultural and existential survival through contemporary Native theater. Keywords: Native theater, Native culture, indigenous culture, performance, Western society.

The Two Cultures: Mashing Up Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupriya Ankolekar ◽  
Markus Krozsch ◽  
Denny Vrandecic
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
The Two Cultures

Building Cultural Bridges Between China and India

2021 ◽  
pp. 097133362199045
Author(s):  
Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
China And India ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Social Behaviours

Employing one of the established theories from cross-cultural psychology and sociology, first it is shown that both China and India are collectivist cultures. Then the Chinese and Indian worldviews are compared to highlight fundamental similarities between the two cultures. Finally, it is shown how self-cultivation is emphasised in both China and India. Effort is made to show how ideas presented by Confucius and Lao Tsu are captured in the Indian culture and social behaviours. A number of issues are raised for the development of indigenous knowledge from multiple perspectives using various paradigms and methodology. It is hoped that the special issue and this article will stimulate researchers to bridge Chinese and Indian psychologies which may pave the path towards peaceful prosperity.

scholarly journals Immigration and Multiculturalism in Italy: The Religious Experience of the Peruvian Community in the Eternal City

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Verónica Roldán
Keyword(s):  
Religious Experience ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Roman Catholicism ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
The World ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Popular Religiosity

The present study on the religious experience of the Peruvian community in Rome belongs to the area of studies on immigration, multiculturalism, and religion in Italy. In this article, I analyze the devotion of the Peruvian community in Rome to “the Lord of Miracles”. This pious tradition, which venerates the image of Christ crucified—painted by an Angolan slave—began in 1651 in Lima, during the Viceroyalty of Peru. Today, the sacred image is venerated in countries all over the world that host Peruvian immigrant communities that have set up branches of the Confraternity of the Lord of Miracles. I examine, in particular, the cult of el Señor de los Milagros in Rome in terms of Peruvian popular religiosity and national identity experienced within a transnational context. This essay serves two purposes: The first is to analyze the significance that this religious experience acquires in a foreign environment while maintaining links with its country of origin and its cultural traditions in a multilocal environment. The second aim is to examine the integration of the Peruvian community into Italian society, beginning with religious practice, in this case Roman Catholicism. This kind of religiosity seems not only to favor the encounter between the two cultures but also to render Italian Roman Catholicism multicultural.

I See Myself through My Avatar: Evidence from East Asia and North America for Acculturated Effects on Virtual Representation Preference

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunwoo Yoon ◽  
Patrick T. Vargas
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Cultural Psychology ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
East Asians ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
North Americans ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Quasi Experiment

In the present research we argue that avatars, as identity containers, can mirror people’s self-concepts. Research in cultural psychology suggests that East Asians tend to be more tolerant of contradictions and that they more easily adjust their self-concepts in accordance with changing contexts compared to North Americans (see Heine 2001). We therefore assume that preferred forms of avatars among East Asians and North Americans are different because of this self-concept variability across cultures. We conducted a quasi-experiment to explore how people in the two cultures differently evaluate two forms of avatars, human-like and cartoon-like avatars, in terms of likeability and preference. We found that East Asians rated cartoon-like avatars more favourably than North Americans. Moreover, compared to North Americans, East Asians preferred cartoon-like avatars to human-like avatars for their hypothetical avatars to play games. We conclude by discussing implications for future research.

Trust in the Workplace: The Role of Social Interaction Diversity in the Community and in the Workplace

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Cui ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky ◽  
Sandra Robinson ◽  
Oana Branzei
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Collectivistic Cultures ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

Extending the literature on social capital development in the community, this article examines the impact of diverse social interactions (in the community and the workplace) on the development of social trust in the workplace, and investigates whether their effects differ in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Using survey data collected in Canada and China, the authors find that the diversity of one’s social interactions in the community is positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, and this relationship is not significantly different between the two cultures. Diversity of one’s social interactions in the workplace is also positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, though only in collectivistic cultures.

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