scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Cultural Values in Chinese and American Parenting Reflected in The Joy Luck Club

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Bao-qin Wu ◽  
Muhammad Afzaal ◽  
Abdul Ghaffar ◽  
Swaleha Bano Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Time Orientation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Chinese Parents ◽  
Geographical Environment ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Culture Models

Education plays a pivotal role in a country’s progress and rejuvenation. As the most basic and vital stage in education, parenting exerts an invaluable role in supporting the progress of children. Under the influence of production mode, geographical environment, national policy and other factors, education in different countries takes on a unique and distinguishable character in correspondence with its cultural and geographical contexts. China and America are two prominent countries on the world map which represent, in many ways, divergent national culture models. Taking Strodtbeck and Kluckhohn’s theory of cultural values combined with Hofstede’s national culture model as the theoretical framework, and the novel The Joy Luck Club as data, the study investigates differences in Chinese and American parenting in terms of cultural values from the perspectives of humankind and nature, time orientation, activity orientation and social relationships. Comparing the two styles of parenting, the study argues that Chinese parenting is distinguishable from American parenting in many aspects, including parenting idea, parenting content and parenting method. Adopting a monitoring role, the Chinese parents foreground criticism in parenting, whereas American parents tend to prefer encouragement as the cornerstone of their parenting style, demonstrating a democratic approach and magnanimity towards their children.

Environmental Conservation Through Study Value of Bali Aga Tenganan Pegringsingan Community Culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Nyoman Wijana ◽  
I Gusti Agung Nyoman Setiawan ◽  
Sanusi Mulyadiharja ◽  
I Gede Astra Wesnawa ◽  
Putu Indah Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Time Orientation ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Community Culture ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Orientation Time ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Relational Orientation

This research aimed to know the implementation of environmental conservation in terms of cultural value orientation, including humanistic nature orientation, man-nature orientation, time orientation, activity orientation, and relational orientation. The population of this research was the entire community in traditional village Tenganan Pegringsingan, Karangasem, Bali. This research sample amounted to 25 people, consisting of the conventional village apparatus, community leaders, and the general public. Methods of data collection were the method of observation, interview, questionnaire, and checklist. The collected data were analyzed descriptively. This research indicated that the orientation of cultural values of humanistic nature orientation and man-nature orientation had an excellent quality. The time orientation, activity orientation, and relational orientation parameters had good quality. Culture in the study community generally showed a positive thing, so the impact of culture on the quality of the environment, in general, was excellent. The results of observations in the field revealed that there were all community activities at Tenganan Pegringsingan that could not cause environmental pollution. Therefore, the role of traditional regulation or awig-awig to regulate environmental and social-culture.

ANALISIS UNSUR EKSTRINSIK NOVEL SANG PEMIMPI KARYA ANDREA HIRATA

Jurnal KATA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Erlina Erlina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Social Values ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Source

<p><strong>            </strong><em>This research is motivated by the analysis extrinsic elements novel </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em>. This study aimed to describe the social values, cultural values, moral values, and religious values in the novel </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em>. The research is a qualitative study using descriptive methods. The data in this study is a form of social values, cultural values, </em><em>religius </em><em>values and moral </em><em>on Sang Pemimpi</em><em> novel by Andrea Hirata. Data source is </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em> novel by Andrea Hirata. Data collection techniques in this study are: (1) to read and understand the Novel </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em> by Andrea Hirata, and (2) give coding by underlining sentences containing social values, cultural values and political values in the note of the novel </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em> by Andrea Hirata all data regarding speech acts in a novel study. While the steps in analyzing data are: (1) read data that has been </em><em>record</em><em>ed, (2) classify or record data for the purpose for researchers based on the novel </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em> by Andrea Hirata, (3) interpreting or interpretation of data for the purpose of research is to analyze the novel Sang </em><em>Pemimpi</em><em> by Andrea Hirata, and (4) make the conclusion of the study. The results of this study stated that extrinsic elements contained in </em><em>Sang Pemimpi</em><em> novel by Andrea Hirata is the value of cultural education, where cultural rights set forth in the novel The Dreamer ie when they are a teenager then it started to work for money. Social educational value, namely the attitude of helping each other like Arai and Mak Cik, and as pastor and Jimbron. the value of religious education that is visible on the pastor and Jimbron, although Jimbron raised by a pastor, but the pastor did not impose his religion on Jimbron. moral and political education value seen in a leader who has no morals and honesty.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>            Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh analisis unsur ekstrinsik novel Sang Pemimpi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan nilai sosial, nilai budaya, nilai politik, nilai moral, dan nilai religius dalam novel Sang Pemimpi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif. </em><em>Data dalampenelitian iniadalah bentuk nilai sosial,  nilai budaya, nilai realigi dan moral dalam novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata. Sumber datanya adalah novelSang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata.Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah: (1) membaca dan memahami Novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata</em><em>, dan (2) </em><em>memberi pengkodean dengan menggarisbawahi kalimat-kalimat yang mengandung nilai sosial, nilai budaya, dan nilai politik dalam Mencatat Novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata  semua data mengenai tindak tutur dalam novel yang diteliti. Sedangkan langkah-langkah dalam menganalisis datanya adalah: (1) membaca data yang sudah dicatat, (2) mengklasifikasikan atau mencatat data sesuai tujuan peneliti berdasarkan novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata, (3) menginterprestasikan atau penafsiran data dengan tujuan penelitian yaitu menganalisis novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata, dan (4) membuat simpulan penelitian.</em><em>Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa unsur ekstrinsik yang dapat dalam novel Sang Pemimpi karya Andrea Hirata adalah nilai pendidikan budaya, di mana budaya yang tercantum dalam novel Sang Pemimpi yaitu apabila sudah beranjak remaja maka sudah mulai bekerja untuk mencari uang. nilai pendidikan sosial, yaitu adanya sikap saling tolong menolong seperti Arai dan Mak Cik, dan seperti pendeta dan Jimbron. nilai pendidikan religius yaitu terlihat pada pendeta dan Jimbron, walaupun Jimbron diasuh oleh seorang Pendeta, tetapi pendeta tersebut tidak memaksakan agamanya pada Jimbron. nilai pendidikan moral dan politik terlihat pada seorang pemimpin yang tidak mempunyai moral dan kejujuran.</em></p>

scholarly journals Bisphosphonates Reduce Smoking-Induced Osteoporotic-Like Alterations by Regulating RANKL/OPG in an Osteoblast and Osteoclast Co-Culture Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Sheng Zhu ◽  
Victor Häussling ◽  
Romina H. Aspera-Werz ◽  
Tao Chen ◽  
Bianca Braun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Therapy ◽  
Cigarette Smoke Extract ◽  
Matrix Remodeling ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Bone Homeostasis ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Receptor Activator ◽  
Culture Models

Co-culture models have become mandatory for obtaining better insights into bone homeostasis, which relies on the balance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Cigarette smoking (CS) has been proven to increase the risk of osteoporosis; however, there is currently no proven treatment for osteoporosis in smokers excluding cessation. Bisphosphonates (BPs) are classical anti-osteoclastic drugs that are commonly used in examining the suitability of bone co-culture systems in vitro as well as to verify the response to osteoporotic stimuli. In the present study, we tested the effects of BPs on cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-affected cells in the co-culture of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Our results showed that BPs were able to reduce CSE-induced osteoporotic alterations in the co-culture of osteoblasts and osteoclasts such as decreased matrix remodeling, enhanced osteoclast activation, and an up-regulated receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kB-ligand (RANKL)/osteoprotegerin (OPG) ratio. In summary, BPs may be an effective alternative therapy for reversing osteoporotic alterations in smokers, and the potential mechanism is through modulation of the RANKL/OPG ratio.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN NASIONAL TERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN BERWAWASAN LINGKUNGAN

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Poerwanti Hadi Pratiwi *
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Gross National Product ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Causal Factor ◽  
National Product ◽  
Policy Environment ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Specific Community ◽  
Local Ecosystem

This article is going to discuss about national policy in the development of environment concept, or known as Ecodevelopment. The focus of this article will be more illuminated on the decreasing of causal factor of development in Indonesia. Ecodevelopment strategy consist of especially elements are community different from others, specific cultural values, live in specific territories, and specific resources too. Because of ecodevelopment strategy goals are reform and develop specific conditions, not create "development" in term GNP (Gross National Product) or another abstraction. Ecodevelopment can be applied in various local ecosystem according cultural and ecology data from specific community. Now, Indonesia active doing development in all aspect, be up against some problems of ecology acpect. Ecodevelopment policies are approach of resources management, the welfare meaning, responsibility from inter-generation, and factor of problems. Keywords: Ecodevelopment, National Policy, Environment

scholarly journals Characterization of a Primate Blood-Brain Barrier Co-Culture Model Prepared from Primary Brain Endothelial Cells, Pericytes and Astrocytes

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1484
Author(s):  
Daisuke Watanabe ◽  
Shinsuke Nakagawa ◽  
Yoichi Morofuji ◽  
Andrea E. Tóth ◽  
Monika Vastag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Blood Brain Barrier ◽  
Brain Barrier ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Brain Endothelial Cells ◽  
Monkey Brain ◽  
Blood Brain ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Culture Models ◽  
Human Primate

Culture models of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) are important research tools. Their role in the preclinical phase of drug development to estimate the permeability for potential neuropharmaceuticals is especially relevant. Since species differences in BBB transport systems exist, primate models are considered as predictive for drug transport to brain in humans. Based on our previous expertise we have developed and characterized a non-human primate co-culture BBB model using primary cultures of monkey brain endothelial cells, rat brain pericytes, and rat astrocytes. Monkey brain endothelial cells in the presence of both pericytes and astrocytes (EPA model) expressed enhanced barrier properties and increased levels of tight junction proteins occludin, claudin-5, and ZO-1. Co-culture conditions also elevated the expression of key BBB influx and efflux transporters, including glucose transporter-1, MFSD2A, ABCB1, and ABCG2. The correlation between the endothelial permeability coefficients of 10 well known drugs was higher (R2 = 0.8788) when the monkey and rat BBB culture models were compared than when the monkey culture model was compared to mouse in vivo data (R2 = 0.6619), hinting at transporter differences. The applicability of the new non-human primate model in drug discovery has been proven in several studies.

scholarly journals On “Nationology”: The Gravitational Field of National Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 002202212110447
Author(s):  
Plamen Akaliyski ◽  
Christian Welzel ◽  
Michael Harris Bond ◽  
Michael Minkov
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Random Noise ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Collective Phenomenon ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Individual

Nations have been questioned as meaningful units for analyzing culture due to their allegedly limited variance-capturing power and large internal heterogeneity. Against this skepticism, we argue that culture is by definition a collective phenomenon and focusing on individual differences contradicts the very concept of culture. Through the “miracle of aggregation,” we can eliminate random noise and arbitrary variation at the individual level in order to distill the central cultural tendencies of nations. Accordingly, we depict national culture as a gravitational field that socializes individuals into the orbit of a nation’s central cultural tendency. Even though individuals are also exposed to other gravitational forces, subcultures in turn gravitate within the limited orbit of their national culture. Using data from the World Values Survey, we show that individual values cluster in concentric circles around their nation’s cultural gravity center. We reveal the miracle of aggregation by demonstrating that nations capture the bulk of the variation in the individuals’ cultural values once they are aggregated into lower-level territorial units such as towns and sub-national regions. We visualize the gravitational force of national cultures by plotting various intra-national groups from five large countries that form distinct national clusters. Contrary to many scholars’ intuitions, alternative social aggregates, such as ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups, as well as diverse socio-demographic categories, add negligible explained variance to that already captured by nations.

scholarly journals LOS RASGOS CULTURALES EN LA CONFORMACIÓN DE LA COMPETITIVIDAD Y DEL CRECIMIENTO SOSTENIBLE

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilianne Isabel Pavón Cuéllar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
National Culture ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Growth Study ◽  
International Context ◽  
Environmental Care ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Stages Of Economic Development

El marco de estudio del crecimiento económico consiste en explorar el desempeño de los factores productivos, tanto en calidad como en cantidad, así como la interrelación de estos factores con el producto nacional, todo ello influenciado por el contexto político, social e internacional. Con el fin de complementar la teoría formal de crecimiento con referentes empíricos y de enfatizar la importancia de considerar elementos adicionales en dicho proceso, esta investigación se concentra en la posible vinculación entre los rasgos culturales de un grupo seleccionado de países y los demás factores productivos, para explorar si dicho capital social informal incide de forma determinante en su conformación y desempeño. Se incluyen también dos variables vinculadas a la equidad y al cuidado medioambiental, al considerarlas insumos esenciales para la competitividad y el crecimiento sostenibles, y se analiza cómo se ven afectadas por la cultura nacional. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que la cultura influye en todos ellos a través de distintos canales y que aun cuando esta relación no sea estable en el tiempo o varíe de acuerdo al grado de competitividad alcanzado por un país, su signo positivo o negativo, según el rasgo cultural del que se trate, es consistente entre naciones y en distintas etapas de desarrollo económico.AbstractThe framework of the economic growth study consists in exploring the performance of productive factors, both in quality and quantity, of the interplay of these factors with the domestic product, all influenced by the political, social and international context. In the aim of complementing the formal growth theory with empirical referents and emphasize the importance of considering additional elements in this process, this research focuses on the potential link between the cultural values of a selected group of countries and other production factors, in order to explore whether such informal social capital influences decisively its creation and performance. This work also includes two variables related to equity and environmental care, considered as essential inputs for sustainable competitiveness and growth, as well as the analysis on how these variables are affected by the national culture. Results demonstrate that culture influences all of them through different channels and that even though this relationship is not stable over time or vary according to the degree of competitiveness reached by a country, is consistent across nations and at different stages of economic development.

scholarly journals Postfeminist Micro-Politics in Shobha De’s Novel Second Thoughts

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-110
Author(s):  
Dr. Aishwarya M
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Married Woman ◽  
Drastic Change ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Relationship ◽  
Arranged Marriages ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
Insight Into

The novel Second Thoughts deals with the story of a young middle class Bengali girl who marries a Bombay based foreign returned Bengali Boy. The story depicts the disillusionment of a married woman and an explosive tale of love and betrayal that exposes the hollowness of human relationship especially within arranged marriages. This chapter deals with the concept of Micro-Politics which is a significant dogma of postfeminism. Micro-Politics believes that there has been drastic change in the position of women in basic social relationships, within the families, workplace and other public spheres. Postfeministic notion of micro-politics is intended to provide insight into the complicated nexus of relationship and also to rethink this same concept in terms of postfeminism.

scholarly journals Organizational Culture: An Islamic Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Muath Eleswed ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Time Efficiency ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Culture Model ◽  
Reward And Punishment

This paper discusses the concept of organizational culture from Western and Islamic perspective. Building on the teaching of Islam, an Islamic Organizational Culture Model was introduced. As fundamentals, the model included sixteen Islamic cultural values. These values include Tawhid, Unity of Purpose, Belief in the Hereafter, Reward and Punishment, Independece, Responsibility and Accountability, Participation, Justice, Dignity, Respect, and Privacy, Trust, Dialouge, Cost efficiency, Time efficiency, Caring and Sharing, Mercy towards Humans, Animals, and the Environment, Eagerness to Learn, and Collectiveness. The paper reveals the outcomes of implementing the model and their significance.

scholarly journals MULTIKULTURALISME DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efit Fitria Agustianty
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Data Source

AbstractThis study aims to analyze multiculturalism in Indonesia in terms of the diversity of cultural values in Indonesia as a form of creative community work.This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive analysis approach, which describes multiculturalism in Indonesia as seen from the diversity of cultural values in Indonesia as a form of creative community work. The data source used in this study is literature related to multiculturalism in Indonesia. Data analysis was carried out through data reduction, data presentation and conclusions or verification.The research results point to multiculturalism as an approach and as a National Policy. As stated above, multiculturalism is an ideological way out of the problem of the decline in the forces of integration and awareness of nationalism of a nation as a result of changes at the global level. Indonesia.Keyword: multiculturalism, Indonesia

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