Social Science's Need for a Cultural Symbols Paradigm

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Dhaouadi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Cultural Components

The thesis of this paper is that human beings are remarkably dis­tinct from other living beings (animals, birds, insects, etc.) and Artificial Jntelligence (Al) machines (computers, robots, etc.) by what we would like to call cultural symbols. The latter refers to such cultural components as language, science, knowledge, reli­gious beliefs, thought, myths, cultural norms and values.

scholarly journals Cultural Communication in Social Integration between Bawean Ethnic and Malay Sub-Ethnic in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ridhwan Sarifin
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Religious Rituals ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Relationship Processes

Cultural communication has obliquely shapes society relationships with another for the sake of togetherness prosperity. Diversity of norms and values from cultural symbols are able to be transferred as connecting elements in order to create interaction that is based on mutual comprehension of cultural norms. This study objective is to comprehend Bawean ethnic's cultural communication symbol. Employing qualitative methods, social construction paradigm is perceived through in-depth interview. This methodology adapted to realize the meaning of cultural communication between Bawaean and the other Malay sub-ethnicity. There are one main informant and ten other informant whom have been interviewed face-to-face. The result has shown that Bawean ethnic's cultural communication symbol such as language, cuisine, martial arts and religious rituals are the main elements in Bawean ethnic's cultural communication. In conclusion, cultural communication between Bawean ethnic and other ethnic has taken place according to the situations as either inside or outside  the group. Cultural similarities has facilitate cultural communication tranquility. It creates social integration with relation to the ethnic relationship processes such as acculturation, accommodation and integration.  

The Cultural-Symbolic Soul

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-172
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Dhaouadi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Social Scientist ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Potential Explanation ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Islamic Civilization

This study deals with the nature of human cultural symbols such as language,thought, religious beliefs, knowledge, cultural norms and values, and science.The essay consists of two major parts: a) the development of a basic theoreticalframework for studying the nature of what we call the cultural-symbolic soul,and b) the application of this new concept to understanding, as well as theformulation of a potential explanation for, the dynamics of cultural-symbolicexchange and confrontation between human collectivities regardless of time andspace constraints. This paper therefore seeks to offer a balanced contributionto the evergrowing body of knowledge in the modern social and behavioralsciences. It also represents an attempt to work out a synthesis between theoryand application which, if successfully executed, would enhance the scientificcredibility of the behavioral and social sciences.Human Cultural Symbols and the Islamic OutlookThe following analysis of human cultural symbols is inspired greatly byIslamic epistemology. In order to articulate a solid and well-groundedunderstanding of the place such symbols occupy within an Islamic perspective,a social scientist can find a source no more authentic than the Qur 'an, the primaryreference book of Islamic civilization that precedes both the hadith and the fiqhliterature in importance.The Qur'an contains many verses which inform the reader in detail aboutthe important roles of certain human cultural symbols. For example, scienceand knowledge, religious beliefs, and individual thought are highly praisedthroughout the Qur'an. As regards the major positive value and worth of scienceand knowledge as cultural symbols, it is selfevident that the first verse revealed

scholarly journals Religious and Socio-cultural Influences on the Pakistani Wedding Invitation

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 354-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musarat Yasmin ◽  
Farhat Naseem ◽  
Ayesha Sohail
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Cultural Influence ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Genre Analysis ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Western Values ◽  
Generic Structures

AbstractThe Wedding Invitation is one of the significant text genres. Following genre analysis approach and discourse analysis (DA), the present research analysed the wedding invitation genres in Pakistan to explore generic structures, as well as the role played by the broader socio-cultural norms and values in shaping this genre. Therefore, a corpus of 50 wedding invitations in Urdu and English was randomly selected from cards received from January to June 2018. The results of this genre analysis revealed seven obligatory and one optional move in Urdu, while six obligatory and one optional move in English invitations. Through discourse analysis, it has been uncovered how religious association and cultural influence in Pakistani society shape textual selection. Little variation was displayed in the invitations of the two languages, presumably due to regional cultural reflections and recent influence of western values. A comparison of Pakistani and UK invitations showed differences not only in move selection but also in lexical choices which are shaped by the respective cultures.

scholarly journals Impact of Globalization on the Traditional African Cultures

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabiru Ibrahim Yankuzo
Keyword(s):  
Moral Principle ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Focus Attention ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Cultural Convergence ◽  
Cultural Aspect ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The World

There has been increasing concern over the years by the scholars and writers on how the world is being compressed into a single space now referred to as 'a global village'. Countries at various stages of development are increasingly forced to take account of an ever expanding interconnection of socio-cultural issues and economies in the management of their national affairs. The states are increasingly losing their capacity to govern and to regulate in an increasingly borderless world; with an increasing homogenization and domination of traditional African cultures. African societies are forced into accepting uniform moral principle of what is right and wrong within the global cultures. Scholars and writers often focus attention on economic aspect of globalization, while neglecting other aspects, more importantly its cultural aspect. This paper seeks to examine what exactly is globalization, and how can we best conceptualize this phenomenon? Lastly what are its impacts on the development of African cultural norms and values? These amongst others are the questions, which this paper seeks to examine using cultural convergence perspective as a guide.

Mobility of Human Beings in Europe: An Unpredictable Phenomenon

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Rosa María Martínez de Codes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Refugee Crisis ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Democratic Societies ◽  
Direct Threat

The global refugee crisis has reignited long-standing debates about how to successfully integrate religious minorities into liberal democratic societies. In the United States, security fears, particularly connected with terrorism, are preponderant. In Western Europe cultural fears seem to dominate, with many misunderstanding Islam as a direct threat to the norms and values that bind their societies together.

scholarly journals Ethnic Harmony in BP Koirala's Sumnima

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
Bhanu Bhakta Sharma Khandal
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
The People ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Diverse Society ◽  
Better Than

Sumnima, a novel written by Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (BP Koirala in short), has raised voice for social integration through harmonious relationship among the ethnic groups. But it is read as the presentation of binary between Aryan and Kirat cultures, highlighting differences in belief systems, rites, rituals, and day to day lifestyle that create misunderstanding, conflict, and problems among the people of different cultural groups. The main objective of studying the novel, in this article, is to find how the novelist offers an opportunity to the readers to realize the ideas and benefits of harmony among the divergent ethnic communities living in Nepal or elsewhere through understanding differences and celebrating the diversity. Theoretical insights of ethnicity have been used to analyze the primary text. The article argues, taking the reference of the novel, that ethnic misunderstandings and conflicts can be solved by understanding cultural norms and values of others. The article also examines and analyzes how the relations without understanding cannot prosper even within the same ethnic group but love and understanding makes the life beautiful no matter which tribe or ethnicity the people belong to. The implicit intention of the novelist in the novel is that in a culturally diverse society, mutual understanding, compromise, and respect of difference make the society a ‘salad bowl’ that works better than trying to make it a ‘melting pot’.

Cross-cultural Application of Behaviour Therapy

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Higginbotham ◽  
Juriko Tanaka-Matsumi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Functional Analyses

The potential application of behaviour therapy to cross-cultural situations is explored as societies move to recognise their bicultural or multicultural composition. First reviewed are the moral and epistemological underpinnings of behaviour therapy and questions involving the universality of behaviour principles and technologies. Expected competencies of cross-cultural therapists are next raised. The basic message, told through examples from Australia, North American, and elsewhere, is that cultural norms and values penetrate every facet of client–therapist interaction and clinical decision-making. Competently performed functional analyses can produce culturally accommodating interventions that respond to culture-specific definitions of deviancy, accepted norms of role behaviour, expectations of change techniques, and approved behaviour change practitioners.

scholarly journals Advancing scientific knowledge and conservation of birds through inclusion of conservation social sciences in the American Ornithological Society

The Condor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley A Dayer ◽  
Jessica C Barnes ◽  
Alia M Dietsch ◽  
Jacqueline M Keating ◽  
Liliana C Naves
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Bird Conservation ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Rich

Abstract Conservation efforts are shaped by individual and collective human behaviors, cultural norms and values, economic pressures, and political and organizational structures. As such, the conservation social sciences—disciplines that draw on social science theories and approaches to improve conservation efforts—can play a vital role in advancing the science and practice of bird conservation. We connect the rich, ongoing discussion about the vital role of the conservation social sciences to the specific context of bird conservation and make an argument for the importance of proactive inclusion of these sciences in ornithological societies. First, we introduce the conservation social sciences and illustrate how they can improve the design and implementation of conservation programs and policies for birds. Drawing on discussions from a symposium we organized at the 2019 American Ornithological Society (AOS) annual meeting, we encourage the AOS to make institutional changes that could further support the inclusion of conservation social sciences. These changes ideally would include a working group, conference plenaries and themes, and high-quality social science publications, along with support and encouragement for ornithologists and bird conservationists to partake in trainings and collaborate with social scientists. Strategies for how to do so effectively can be adapted from other conservation societies that have paved the way for disciplinary inclusivity.

scholarly journals Pride in Education: A Narrative Study of Five Finnish Schoolteachers

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401984548
Author(s):  
Matthew Etherington
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Positive Feature

This narrative inquiry explores how Finnish schoolteachers perceived the emotion of pride as a feature of teaching and learning. The study consists of face-to-face interviews with Finnish schoolteachers between 30 and 62 years of age. The results reveal perceptions of teaching and learning that are shaped by a culture of social equality, modesty, group achievement, and tenacity, that is, Sisu. Although the teachers understand achievement pride as a positive feature of learning, in association with cultural norms and values, pride is not a significant emotional response to promote in the classroom. The results are important for understanding how teachers exploit larger cultural values to judge the worth of particular emotions in the classroom.

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