Comparing Cultures: Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative PerspectiveHenk Vinken, J. Soeters, P. Ester Culture explains much of the behavioral and institutional differences around the globe. In social science there are many ways of framing cultural diversities. This book brings together authors with a classic status in the field of comparative cultural studies on one overarching theme: what are the relevant differences and similarities of contemporary cultural dimensions with which countries, organizations, and people can be compared? This book is the first publication available in which the cultural divisions of the world are compared and confronted. In the first part of the book classic authors reflect on each others key work and assess the main overlap and distinction. The book next provides insight in frontline academic work from a wide range of countries and social science disciplines dealing with the classic status cultural dimensions aimed at addressing contemporary key issues. |
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acculturation orientations analysis Asian Askall Belgian birth cohorts collective values collectivist collectivist cultures comparing cultures concept context correlations countries cross-cultural studies cultural change cultural differences cultural dimensions cultural homogeneity dimensions of cultural dominant Dutch economic development effects egalitarianism embeddedness emphasize empirical employees empowerment ethnic European expected factor family values Finland focus Geert Hofstede gender global goals hierarchy Hofstede Hofstede's home birth hypotheses immigrant and host important in-group individual values individualism and collectivism individualist Inglehart Japan Japanese maternity measurement ment midwives Moroccan national culture negotiating behaviors Netherlands Nihonjinron norms perspective Phalet political postmaterialism power distance prefer relationship role Ronald Inglehart samples Schwartz scores secular-rational self-direction Self-expression values sions societies specific theory Tilburg University tion traditional Triandis Trommsdorff tural ture uncertainty avoidance value dimensions Value of Children value profiles variables versus women World Values Survey
References to this book
Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism: The Origins and Dynamics of Civil Wars J. Soeters No preview available - 2005 |
A New Youth?: Young People, Generations and Family Life Carmen Leccardi,Elisabetta Ruspini No preview available - 2012 |