Some geographers working within a postcolonial spatiality and/or with postcolonial theory also make connections with cross-cultural research. Several feminist geographers have defined their work as cross-cultural placing emphasis on the complexities of women speaking across worlds. Human geographers writing...
Despite a strong cultural emphasis on magical and mystical forces, ancestral worship is not merely folk religion. Chinese monarchs believed imperial ancestors dwelled in heaven with a supreme spirit and ruler called "帝=Di", who also determined the fate and success of each royal administration. 41...
The emphasis in Anglo-American modernism on making it new has been influentially read as deriving from the need “to produce something which resists and breaks through the force of gravity of repetition as a universal feature of commodity equivalence.” Yet by attending to modernist works that ...
Adj.1.cross-cultural- dealing with or comparing two or more cultures; "a cross-cultural survey" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Translations Spanish / Español Select a language: ...
However, the F-SozU, while investigating objective circumstances, places a greater emphasis on participants’ subjective experiences of social support. With a consistent format and straightforward item content, it is more suitable for research focusing on the elderly population with chronic diseases. ...
“Philosophical Dialogue” suggests an emphasis on philosophical practice as a form of spiritual exercise involving genuine, open dialogue for mental and spiritual healing. This focus may also reflect an over-reliance on traditional dialogue and spiritual practices, potentially overlooking other effective ...
A Cross-Cultural Survey on Color Preference in Asian Countries (1) : Comparison between Japanese and Koreans with Emphasis on Preference for White Many studies on color preference have indicated a steady preference for WHITE among Japanese in recent years. The present study aims to compare color ...
Rockwell’s emphasis on the issue of harassment is likely to be connected to her cultural position, as it seems that Western society views harassment issues with sensitivity and is less tolerant of harassment; for instance, even the act of laying one’s hand on someone else’s hand without ...
Furthermore, the emphasis on using specific plant parts for treatment, such as leaves, roots, and rhizomes, revealed the communities' thorough understanding of the properties and utility of different plant components. When asked how they learned to identify the various plant species and parts of ...
(b) the society customarily expects either very restrained or very open expression of the emotions (vs. more moderate expression of the emotions), and (c) the society customarily places a great deal of importance on individual pride and shame (vs. little or no emphasis on such matters)....