With China’s opening to the outside world, Chinese people’s attitude toward marriage has been undergoing great changes. Cross National marriages(CNMs) emerge as a result of economic development, social progress, cul...With China’s opening to the outside world, Chinese people’s attitude toward marriage has been undergoing great changes. Cross National marriages(CNMs) emerge as a result of economic development, social progress, cultural exchanges and freedom of marriage. However, according to statistics, CNMs are not always successful and satisfactory as they look: the divorce rate is reported to be on the increase. The paper studies several Sino American CNM cases which ended in failure from an intercultural perspective, and on that bases it points out that it is not cultural differences but people’s attitudes toward cultural differences that lead to the breakdown of the CNMs. In this paper, ethnocentrism is specially discussed as a major barrier to successful intercultural communication. And suggestions such as developing empathy, learning about cultural adaptation are offered to improve the quality of the CNMs and the competence of intercultural communication.展开更多
Huizhou wood carving on ancient buildings has been brilliant in the architectural history of Ming and Qing Dynasty.Huizhou wood carving like other folk arts can not generate and develop without the restriction and inf...Huizhou wood carving on ancient buildings has been brilliant in the architectural history of Ming and Qing Dynasty.Huizhou wood carving like other folk arts can not generate and develop without the restriction and influence of the mother culture,among which CHENG and ZHU's Neo-Confucianism has made the most far-reaching influence that advocates feudal ethics and rites,shoulders the function of social civilizing and takes the responsibility to develop ethics and morals.Huizhou wood carving generates under this special regional culture.Therefore,the interpretation and research on traditional ethic culture contained in Huizhou wood carving is of critical significance to the protection of Huizhou wood carving.Filial piety,loyalty,great endurance,marriage harmony,male superiority and female subjugation are the essence of traditional ethic culture,and this field should not be avoided in the research of traditional ethic educational culture.展开更多
The marriage customs and rites of wedding ceremony are different from country to country. By analyzing the differences of wedding ceremony between Chinese and Westerners, a conclusion will be made: different wedding c...The marriage customs and rites of wedding ceremony are different from country to country. By analyzing the differences of wedding ceremony between Chinese and Westerners, a conclusion will be made: different wedding customs reflect the differences between the Chinese culture and the western culture and different attitudes towards value and marriage of the Chinese and the western people. This paper aims at making the Chinese and the western people understand each other's culture and values well.展开更多
Lobola is central to the process of marriage in many African communities.It is an old tradition that historically entailed a gift from the bridegroom's family to the bride's family.In some African societies,de...Lobola is central to the process of marriage in many African communities.It is an old tradition that historically entailed a gift from the bridegroom's family to the bride's family.In some African societies,determinants of lobola include a range of factors,such as the bride's educational,financial,and social status,the bride's age,number of children and whether the bride has had any history of divorce.However,attitude toward remarriage and payment of lobola to a divorced woman is often characterized by skepticism.In most instances,the worth of pride price to be paid to the divorced woman's family is often devalued,decreased,deemed unacceptable,and frowned upon,while male divorcees do not face such prejudices.Overtly or covertly,the social conviction seems to be that there should not be payment of lobola in remarriage after divorce.Consequently,the decision to remarry postdivorce remains particularly difficult for most Black African women due to the stigma attached to divorce.In contrast,men still enjoy the right to divorce and remarry with little or no prejudice.Using bargaining theory,this article examines the body of literature on cultural attitudes toward the payment of lobola following divorce in South Africa.The article argues that the payment of lobola is fundamentally patriarchal and perpetuates most of the social tribulations and marginalization practices against women.展开更多
文摘With China’s opening to the outside world, Chinese people’s attitude toward marriage has been undergoing great changes. Cross National marriages(CNMs) emerge as a result of economic development, social progress, cultural exchanges and freedom of marriage. However, according to statistics, CNMs are not always successful and satisfactory as they look: the divorce rate is reported to be on the increase. The paper studies several Sino American CNM cases which ended in failure from an intercultural perspective, and on that bases it points out that it is not cultural differences but people’s attitudes toward cultural differences that lead to the breakdown of the CNMs. In this paper, ethnocentrism is specially discussed as a major barrier to successful intercultural communication. And suggestions such as developing empathy, learning about cultural adaptation are offered to improve the quality of the CNMs and the competence of intercultural communication.
基金Supported by Phased Achievement of "Research on Traditional Ethnic Education Culture in Huizhou Wood Caving"that is a Subject of Nanjing Institute of Industry TechnologyPhased Research Achievement of "Qinglan Project"of Education Department of Jiangsu Province of 2010
文摘Huizhou wood carving on ancient buildings has been brilliant in the architectural history of Ming and Qing Dynasty.Huizhou wood carving like other folk arts can not generate and develop without the restriction and influence of the mother culture,among which CHENG and ZHU's Neo-Confucianism has made the most far-reaching influence that advocates feudal ethics and rites,shoulders the function of social civilizing and takes the responsibility to develop ethics and morals.Huizhou wood carving generates under this special regional culture.Therefore,the interpretation and research on traditional ethic culture contained in Huizhou wood carving is of critical significance to the protection of Huizhou wood carving.Filial piety,loyalty,great endurance,marriage harmony,male superiority and female subjugation are the essence of traditional ethic culture,and this field should not be avoided in the research of traditional ethic educational culture.
文摘The marriage customs and rites of wedding ceremony are different from country to country. By analyzing the differences of wedding ceremony between Chinese and Westerners, a conclusion will be made: different wedding customs reflect the differences between the Chinese culture and the western culture and different attitudes towards value and marriage of the Chinese and the western people. This paper aims at making the Chinese and the western people understand each other's culture and values well.
文摘Lobola is central to the process of marriage in many African communities.It is an old tradition that historically entailed a gift from the bridegroom's family to the bride's family.In some African societies,determinants of lobola include a range of factors,such as the bride's educational,financial,and social status,the bride's age,number of children and whether the bride has had any history of divorce.However,attitude toward remarriage and payment of lobola to a divorced woman is often characterized by skepticism.In most instances,the worth of pride price to be paid to the divorced woman's family is often devalued,decreased,deemed unacceptable,and frowned upon,while male divorcees do not face such prejudices.Overtly or covertly,the social conviction seems to be that there should not be payment of lobola in remarriage after divorce.Consequently,the decision to remarry postdivorce remains particularly difficult for most Black African women due to the stigma attached to divorce.In contrast,men still enjoy the right to divorce and remarry with little or no prejudice.Using bargaining theory,this article examines the body of literature on cultural attitudes toward the payment of lobola following divorce in South Africa.The article argues that the payment of lobola is fundamentally patriarchal and perpetuates most of the social tribulations and marginalization practices against women.
