中西文化对比课件.ppt

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1、Characteristicsofculture:1.cultureisnotinnate;itislearnedThreewaysinwhichEnculturationtakesplace:interactionobservationimitation2.cultureistransmittedfromgenerationtogeneration3.cultureissubjecttochange(adaptive)4.cultureisintegrated(variousfacetsofcultureareinterrelated)5.culturei

2、sethnocentricQuestions1.Aretheremoresimilaritiesormoredifferencesacrosscultures?2.AwarenessofCulturaldifferencesAssumptionofSimilarities-Whatsimilaritiesdoyouassumewehavewithpeoplefromothercultures?inmyopinion,Ithinkthattherearemoresimilaritiesthandifferencesamongvariousculturesdue

3、tothefactthat…Instinctivebehavior—innateanduniversalMaslow:peopleallovertheworldsharefivebasicneeds:thephysiologicalneedsthesafetyneedsthebelongingnessneedstheesteemneedstheself-actualizationneedsWhatiswhitetoablind?WhatisUSpoliticstoaChinese?WhatisAmericanfriendshiptoaJapanese?Wha

4、tisindividualismtotheAfrican,AmericanandFrench?WhatisgroupspiritorcollectivismtoChinese?I.AwarenessofCulturaldifferencesIndividualandgroupspiritsIntraditionalChinesemind:especiallytheseniorcitizensallmakeemphasisabouttheimportanceofgroupconsciousness.Theword:同志；不要做害群之马。However,with

5、eachpassingday,everythingisonthego.Everybodyissubjecttothesocialupheaval.Individualorientedsociety：alooselyknitsocialframework;individualsaresupposedtotakecareofthemselves.(ICulture)强调自我Examples:America,NorthEuropeancountriesGrouporientedsociety：atightlyknitsocialframework;indivi

6、dualscanexpecttheirrelatives,orotheringrouptolookafterthem.(WeCulture或I-lessCulture)强调我们Examples:AsiancountriesandLatinAmericancountriesandMiddleEasterncountriesIndividualismVersusCollectivismHandlingoftimetimeisprecious,timeisveryimportantforustocherish.Itisthelastthingforustobela

7、teforanappointmentorforapublicoccasion.HandlingofspaceAboutthespacethathowmuchtwospeakersshouldkeepwhenconversing?Ithinkthatdependsontherelationshipbetweenthem,especially,whentheyshareahierarchicalrelation.Sotheymustkeepapowerdistance.PowerDistance：LargeversusSmallPowerDistanceLarg

8、ePowerDistancecountries:ac