中西文化之鉴

Learning objectives :
The Nature of Culture
Think about the following similes and metaphors, how do you think culture is related to the references?
1. Culture is like an iceberg. 2. Culture is our software. 3. Culture is like the water a fish swims in. 4. Culture is the grammar of our behavior.
CULTURE IS…
dynamic
pervasive
integrated
1. Culture Is Learned
2. Culture Is shared view
3. Culture Is Pervasive
Like the air we breathe, culture penetrates into every aspect of our life and influences the way we think, the way we talk, and the way we behave.
A WAY OF OVERCOMING VULNERABILITY
ACQUIRED THROUGH SOCIALIZATION
THUS, MAN IS THE PRODUCER OF CULTURE AND THE PRODUCT OF CULTURE
Susan : Mrs Zhang,come to New York if you like. Husband: _________________________________ Mother:不去了，给你们添麻烦。 Husband : __________________________________ Susan: Yes, oh thanks for your delicious food, I like them
4. Culture Is Integrated/coherent
We sometimes break down and isolate various parts of culture and talk about them as if they are separate parts. However, in reality, culture functions as an integrated whole and it is systemic.
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‘CULTURE’ IS:
We define culture as “the deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, actions, attitudes, hierarchies, religions, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and artifacts acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving.”
于空间的利用等。
2. Culture Is Our Software
3. Culture Is Like the Water a Fish Swims In
4. Culture Is the Grammar of Our Behavior
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The Nature of Culture: Culture is like...
1. Culture Is Like An Iceberg
art、literature、、 music、dance。 language、game、 cooking、clothes
谦虚的概念、审美观、教育子女的理念、 对后代的规范、宇宙观、与动物的关系、上下级的关系模式、
如何定义罪孽、求爱的方式、公平的概念、工作的动机、 领导的概念、工作的速度、集体决策的模式、洁净的概念、 对于独立的态度、疾病的理论、解决问题的方法、对于地位稳定性的 理解、眼神交流、与年龄、性别、阶层、职业、亲情等有关的角色认 识、对于不安全的定义、友谊的本质、对于“自我”的定义、视觉感 知模式、肢体语言、面部表情、对于逻辑和效度的理解、处理情感的 方式、不同社会情景下交谈模式、对于过去和未来的看待方式、对于 时间的安排、对于竞争或合作的喜好、社交比率、青春期的概念、对
中西文化之鉴--跨文化交际
Chapter 2 Culture
An idiom
What really binds men toget standards they have in common.
— R. Benedict
5. Culture Is dynamic
History abounds with examples of how cultures have changed because of laws, natural disasters, wars, or other calamities.
CONCLUSION: CULTURE IS A MAN’S SECOND NATURE
Activity: Translation
Activity: Key words Find out the key words from the definitions above. Key words:
The Characteristics of Culture
learned
Shared view