从文化的视角看“沉默的螺旋”

Research on the Spiral of Silence from the Angle of Culture

"沉默的螺旋"中的"多数意见"压力必然要受到社会文化传统的影响,文化压力作为居于更根本层次的"隐蔽力量",影响人们意见的表达。霍夫斯泰德(Hofstede)文化模式里面包含了影响"沉默的螺旋"机制的四种文化维度。探讨了"沉默的螺旋"与文化模式之间的一般对应关系,并分析了中国文化环境下"沉默的螺旋"旋转势头强劲的文化原因。

The majority opinion in ＂the spiral of silence＂ must be influenced by the social culture tradition. As the more fundamental concealed power, the culture pressure influences the opinion expression. Hofstede cultural patterns includes tour culture demension which influence ＂the spiral of silence＂. This article probes into the general corresponding law between ＂the spiral of silence＂ and the cultural patterns, and analyses the culture that reasons ＂the spiral of silence＂ revolves strongly in China culture surroundings.